Notes: I'm back for the second chapter of my Sailor Moon Fan Fic. Usagi is
coming over to the shrine... What do you think will happen? Read and see!
Disclaimer: The anime, manga, characters, etc., belong to (C) Naoko Takeuchi. I'm Shadow Angel, So that means I don't own them.
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------Only One------
Chapter 2: The Letter
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Rei heard a knock at the door, and thought |That must be Usagi.| With that thought, the miko put the manga she was reading face-down on the futon beside her marking her place. Since Usagi had become a manga writer/artist who wrote and illustrated her own mangas, Rei's interest in mangas had grown a great deal. She didn't really know why... The thought left her mind, as Rei stood up off her futon with a heaved sigh, and slid her bare feet into the fluffy slippers as she stood. The raven-haired miko glanced up at the clock. It was 8:30. Usagi had waited til late to come over... Rei shrugged it off, pulling on a robe, before heading out of her room, and to the entrance to the shrine.
She slid open the door, and as she suspected, saw Usagi. Usagi was wearing a light blue tanktop and dark blue shorts that neatly hugged her hips. Her shoes were the black ones that she usually wore with her school outfit, etc. Her hair was up in its usual style, odangoes. Her arms were behind her back, and her head sagging downwards.
"You're going to catch cold out here with those clothes on. Come inside." Rei said. Usagi quickly pulled her head up to meet Rei's eyes, and put on a warm smile, before answering, "Thank you, Rei-chan!"
Rei smiled at her princess' usual carefree antics, and pulled off her robe wrapping it around Usagi. Usagi blushed slightly and thanked her. Rei ushered the slightly shorter girl to come inside, and Usagi did so, her long golden pigtails trailing behind her as she walked...
Rei, with Usagi close in tow, walked back down the hall to her room. She nudged toward the door, and Usagi walked in, with Rei following, sliding the door shut behind her. Usagi sat down on the futon, glancing down at her side.
"Cool. What're ya readin' Rei-chan?" Usagi asked, timidly.
"Why do you keep calling me that?" questioned Rei, looking at her princess, standing there just inside the door way, as if glued to her spot.
"I dunno... I just thought it sounded kawaii." replied Usagi, flashing another smile.
Rei sighed, and sat down on the futon beside Usagi, noticing that the princess had picked up her manga.
"This is a... romance manga?" Usagi said, questioningly, and gazed at Rei pensively.
Rei took the book gently, and placed a small violet bookmark with 'Hino Rei' written across the top in the book on the page she was last reading when Usagi showed up, and closed it, looking at the cover.
"Well, You know, I just thought I'd read something different... Its not as if I'm a fan of this mushy garbage." Rei said. Usagi looked at her.
The princess took the book back, "Then I guess you won't mind if I borrow it for a while?" Usagi asked, and began to finger through the pages. Rei hurridly snatched the book back, as if afraid Usagi would see something. She silently folded the page back enough so she could see the envolope that contained the letter she had written to Usagi. She refused to send it, as it contained all her secrets, and it'd be just as bad if she seen it now... She closed the manga, and sighed heavily.
"You must really like it if you can't bare to part with it." Usagi said, smiling triumphantly.
"I just happened to find it, that's all. And, Since I... started it, I wanted to... um, finish it..." Rei said, and flushed a light pink color. Usagi's smile grew, knowing Rei liked the manga...
"Hey Rei?" Usagi asked.
"Hai?" Rei turned her attention to the princess beside her, who had her hands on her lap, clasped together neatly, and was sitting with her knees swaying to the side.
"Do you know who the author of that manga is?" Usagi asked, and blushed a little.
"No, why? I hadn't paid much attention." Rei replied, and Usagi took the manga once more.
She opened the cover, and pointed to the first page, and Rei read aloud, "Tsukino Usagi, April 17, 2000."
"Y-You wrote this manga?" Rei asked, and Usagi nodded cheerfully.
"Um hm. I finished it on your birthday. It was meant to be your birthday present, but you said, and I quote, "I am a miko-in-training and am to disciplined and whatever to need presents." End quote." Usagi said, doing her deepest voice when reciting the quote.
Rei smacked her over the back of the head playfully.
Usagi looked at Rei with that same pensive gaze as before, before tackling the miko. The two girls rolled playfully around on the floor for a few moments, Rei taking delight in Usagi's childish giggles and bright smiles...
They eventually stopped rolling, and Usagi ended up on top of Rei, pinning her down to the floor. She was strattling Rei's waste, and was pinning her hands down on either side of her, her pigtails surrounding both of them, with a triumphant smile sketched across her face.
"Get off of me!" Rei said, struggling to get free.
"Say please." Usagi responded.
"Please?" Rei offered.
"Say your sorry for insulting my manga earlier, by calling it, hahem, 'Mushy Garbage'... If it was meant as an insult that is." Usagi said, doing the voice impersonation again.
"Okay, Okay. I'm sorry about calling your manga mushy garbage, although I do think its true, even if it is interesting enough." Rei said, with a smile, and light chuckle.
"Hmm... I don't know what I should do with you... 1) I could, Take you and feed you to hungry tigers at the zoo, 2) I could, hug you, 3) I could curse at you, 4) I could, mock you some more, or 5) I could stay right here, and not let you move." Usagi said, thoughtfully.
"Well, the tigers wouldn't have me, you'd probably squeeze the circulation from me, you'd probably deffen me, I would mock back, or I could either throw you off or let you stay there." Rei replied, with a snicker.
"Ooh! You are soo mean sometimes, Rei!" Usagi said, attempting an angry face, but to little avail, instead it came out in a childish pout.
Rei reached up with her arms, and began tickling the blonde, causing her to giggle. She continued tickling the blonde causing her to nearly start crying she was laughing so much.
"Just get off?" Rei requests, in between tickles. Usagi nodded continuing to giggle.
Usagi started to get off, but she lost her balance and fell onto Rei instead, touching her nose with her own. She blushed slightly, before rolling off of Rei, breathing heavily. She turned to Rei smiling, and both girls giggled a bit.
After a few moments, Usagi turned her head back to face the ceiling again. The stay like that for a few moments.
"Um, Rei?" questioned Usagi, turning her head to the miko.
"What is it?" replies Rei with a question.
"Can I, uh, Stay the night? I already told my mom that I was going to spend the night with a friend..." Usagi responded, and turned her head back to face the ceiling.
"Sure. That's no problem. I'll just get an extra futon after we eat." Rei said, smiling, as she sat up.
"Thanks." said Usagi, and smiled.
"Now, How about miso soup for dinner?" Rei asked.
"I already ate at home, but I loove Rei-chan's famous miso soup, so okay!" Usagi responded, and nodded once. Rei shook her head, smiling lightly as she stood up, and dusted off her miko-robe.
"You know, Rei," Usagi started, turning her head to face Rei.
"Yes?" asked the miko.
"I came over here this evening to show you my newest manga drawings, and we ended up in a conversation(fight) over whether you liked -another- manga I drew or not." the golden-haired princess responded, while dusting herself off as well, as she shifted her gaze downward.
Usagi felt a hand on her left shoulder, and looked to see Rei's right hand there.
"Listen, You're really good at writing mangas Usagi-chan. I'll look at your drawings as soon as we're done eating, kay?" Rei offered, giving her friend a comforting smile.
Usagi returned her smile, and nodded once.
"Good. Now come on." Rei said, walking over to the door. She opened it, walking out into the hall, and motioned for Usagi to follow.
"I'll be on in a minute. I want to freshen up before dinner." Usagi said, and Rei nodded, continuing down the hall, after saying, "Alright. I'll wait in the kitchen."
Usagi sighed, and walked over to the door that led into Rei's private bathroom. She opened it, and walked inside, and over to the sink.
She turned on the faucet to cold, washed her hands, them cupped them together, placing them under the faucet. Once she had gathered some water in her hands, she splashed it on her face, and slowly opened her eyes as she looked up and into the mirror.
Usagi gazed at herself in the mirror for a moment, before sighing and walking back into Rei's bedroom.
As she put her hand on the door to open it, she glanced down and saw that manga from earlier on Rei's futon. She picked it up, looking at the cover. |I wonder why Rei didn't want me to see this earlier...?| she wondered. Usagi glanced behind her, and made sure no one was looking before opening the manga. She flipped through the first couple of pages, until something fell out, and down onto the futon.
Usagi kneeled down to see what fell, and saw a small white envolope with her own name on it. |Could this be what Rei didn't want me to see?| She layed down the manga, and picked up the envolope. She turned it around, and slowly unfolded the top of it, revealing a piece of paper. She pulled it out gently, and unfolded it. The writing was in very fine cursive, and the entire page was covered with the letter.
Usagi began reading it aloud, but not loud enough for Rei to hear...
"Dear Usagi," she started. |Its to me...| she thought, but just shoved it aside as she continued to read...
"I know I can never say any of this to your face, and I know you may(hopefully) never read this, but... I think, No, I -KNOW- I'm in love with you. I have always had these feelings for you, and I'm so sorry that you'll probably never know... I would sacrifice any and everything for your safety, you are my world." Usagi stopped reading for a moment, tears filling her eyes. She continued reading, "You'll also probably never know the real reason I protect you... It isn't because its my duty, nor is it because I -have- to... I protect you because I love you. Because I care so deeply for you. In fact, if you were to die, I would soon follow. For without you, I am nothing. With you, I -am- something... Someone... You are my light, You are my darkness. You are my heart, You are my soul." Usagi paused again, swallowing a lump in her throat.
"You always thought I was in love with Mamoru. I dated him once or twice, but not because I loved him. As a matter of fact, I think it was because I wanted to make you jealous. *blushes* You thought I hated you, because I would yell or snap at you, but were you ever wrong... It was because I wanted you to be strong... You don't know how much it hurt me to make you cry, Usagi. You don't." Usagi stopped reading again, wiping a tear from her right cheek.
"I wish I could tell you the truth, but I don't want to risk losing you as my friend. You are the only one that keeps me alive. I know that you would never understand just how much I love you... So, for now, I'm writing this letter, to let out some of the things I've wanted to say... But, for all the times you've shed tears, I'm sorry. Forgive me." Usagi stopped again, as she saw "Signed, Hino Rei." Usagi was now crying, twinkling tears falling freely from her cheeks, as she noticed one more sentence at the bottom, "P.S- I still have your necklace, if you ever want it back." Usagi smiled, through her tears as she remembered the necklace... She had accidentally left it there one evening, and when mentioned to her, she just said, *"I didn't leave anything." she said it while she was half asleep. She chuckled, lightly, then remembered the earlier part of the letter... Usagi had never known that Rei had felt so deeply for her... She folded the letter back up, and placed it back in the envolope, before slipping it into her pocket in her shorts. She would hang onto it for now.
|I really wish Rei would tell me, though...| Usagi thought. She stood back up, and wiped her tears before beginning down the hallway to the kitchen...
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To Be Continued...
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End Notes: I hope it was pretty good. Just email and tell me what you think. If you have any suggestions, also email me at shadow_angel@otakumail.com. Thank you! And tune in next chapter!
Disclaimer: The anime, manga, characters, etc., belong to (C) Naoko Takeuchi. I'm Shadow Angel, So that means I don't own them.
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------Only One------
Chapter 2: The Letter
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Rei heard a knock at the door, and thought |That must be Usagi.| With that thought, the miko put the manga she was reading face-down on the futon beside her marking her place. Since Usagi had become a manga writer/artist who wrote and illustrated her own mangas, Rei's interest in mangas had grown a great deal. She didn't really know why... The thought left her mind, as Rei stood up off her futon with a heaved sigh, and slid her bare feet into the fluffy slippers as she stood. The raven-haired miko glanced up at the clock. It was 8:30. Usagi had waited til late to come over... Rei shrugged it off, pulling on a robe, before heading out of her room, and to the entrance to the shrine.
She slid open the door, and as she suspected, saw Usagi. Usagi was wearing a light blue tanktop and dark blue shorts that neatly hugged her hips. Her shoes were the black ones that she usually wore with her school outfit, etc. Her hair was up in its usual style, odangoes. Her arms were behind her back, and her head sagging downwards.
"You're going to catch cold out here with those clothes on. Come inside." Rei said. Usagi quickly pulled her head up to meet Rei's eyes, and put on a warm smile, before answering, "Thank you, Rei-chan!"
Rei smiled at her princess' usual carefree antics, and pulled off her robe wrapping it around Usagi. Usagi blushed slightly and thanked her. Rei ushered the slightly shorter girl to come inside, and Usagi did so, her long golden pigtails trailing behind her as she walked...
Rei, with Usagi close in tow, walked back down the hall to her room. She nudged toward the door, and Usagi walked in, with Rei following, sliding the door shut behind her. Usagi sat down on the futon, glancing down at her side.
"Cool. What're ya readin' Rei-chan?" Usagi asked, timidly.
"Why do you keep calling me that?" questioned Rei, looking at her princess, standing there just inside the door way, as if glued to her spot.
"I dunno... I just thought it sounded kawaii." replied Usagi, flashing another smile.
Rei sighed, and sat down on the futon beside Usagi, noticing that the princess had picked up her manga.
"This is a... romance manga?" Usagi said, questioningly, and gazed at Rei pensively.
Rei took the book gently, and placed a small violet bookmark with 'Hino Rei' written across the top in the book on the page she was last reading when Usagi showed up, and closed it, looking at the cover.
"Well, You know, I just thought I'd read something different... Its not as if I'm a fan of this mushy garbage." Rei said. Usagi looked at her.
The princess took the book back, "Then I guess you won't mind if I borrow it for a while?" Usagi asked, and began to finger through the pages. Rei hurridly snatched the book back, as if afraid Usagi would see something. She silently folded the page back enough so she could see the envolope that contained the letter she had written to Usagi. She refused to send it, as it contained all her secrets, and it'd be just as bad if she seen it now... She closed the manga, and sighed heavily.
"You must really like it if you can't bare to part with it." Usagi said, smiling triumphantly.
"I just happened to find it, that's all. And, Since I... started it, I wanted to... um, finish it..." Rei said, and flushed a light pink color. Usagi's smile grew, knowing Rei liked the manga...
"Hey Rei?" Usagi asked.
"Hai?" Rei turned her attention to the princess beside her, who had her hands on her lap, clasped together neatly, and was sitting with her knees swaying to the side.
"Do you know who the author of that manga is?" Usagi asked, and blushed a little.
"No, why? I hadn't paid much attention." Rei replied, and Usagi took the manga once more.
She opened the cover, and pointed to the first page, and Rei read aloud, "Tsukino Usagi, April 17, 2000."
"Y-You wrote this manga?" Rei asked, and Usagi nodded cheerfully.
"Um hm. I finished it on your birthday. It was meant to be your birthday present, but you said, and I quote, "I am a miko-in-training and am to disciplined and whatever to need presents." End quote." Usagi said, doing her deepest voice when reciting the quote.
Rei smacked her over the back of the head playfully.
Usagi looked at Rei with that same pensive gaze as before, before tackling the miko. The two girls rolled playfully around on the floor for a few moments, Rei taking delight in Usagi's childish giggles and bright smiles...
They eventually stopped rolling, and Usagi ended up on top of Rei, pinning her down to the floor. She was strattling Rei's waste, and was pinning her hands down on either side of her, her pigtails surrounding both of them, with a triumphant smile sketched across her face.
"Get off of me!" Rei said, struggling to get free.
"Say please." Usagi responded.
"Please?" Rei offered.
"Say your sorry for insulting my manga earlier, by calling it, hahem, 'Mushy Garbage'... If it was meant as an insult that is." Usagi said, doing the voice impersonation again.
"Okay, Okay. I'm sorry about calling your manga mushy garbage, although I do think its true, even if it is interesting enough." Rei said, with a smile, and light chuckle.
"Hmm... I don't know what I should do with you... 1) I could, Take you and feed you to hungry tigers at the zoo, 2) I could, hug you, 3) I could curse at you, 4) I could, mock you some more, or 5) I could stay right here, and not let you move." Usagi said, thoughtfully.
"Well, the tigers wouldn't have me, you'd probably squeeze the circulation from me, you'd probably deffen me, I would mock back, or I could either throw you off or let you stay there." Rei replied, with a snicker.
"Ooh! You are soo mean sometimes, Rei!" Usagi said, attempting an angry face, but to little avail, instead it came out in a childish pout.
Rei reached up with her arms, and began tickling the blonde, causing her to giggle. She continued tickling the blonde causing her to nearly start crying she was laughing so much.
"Just get off?" Rei requests, in between tickles. Usagi nodded continuing to giggle.
Usagi started to get off, but she lost her balance and fell onto Rei instead, touching her nose with her own. She blushed slightly, before rolling off of Rei, breathing heavily. She turned to Rei smiling, and both girls giggled a bit.
After a few moments, Usagi turned her head back to face the ceiling again. The stay like that for a few moments.
"Um, Rei?" questioned Usagi, turning her head to the miko.
"What is it?" replies Rei with a question.
"Can I, uh, Stay the night? I already told my mom that I was going to spend the night with a friend..." Usagi responded, and turned her head back to face the ceiling.
"Sure. That's no problem. I'll just get an extra futon after we eat." Rei said, smiling, as she sat up.
"Thanks." said Usagi, and smiled.
"Now, How about miso soup for dinner?" Rei asked.
"I already ate at home, but I loove Rei-chan's famous miso soup, so okay!" Usagi responded, and nodded once. Rei shook her head, smiling lightly as she stood up, and dusted off her miko-robe.
"You know, Rei," Usagi started, turning her head to face Rei.
"Yes?" asked the miko.
"I came over here this evening to show you my newest manga drawings, and we ended up in a conversation(fight) over whether you liked -another- manga I drew or not." the golden-haired princess responded, while dusting herself off as well, as she shifted her gaze downward.
Usagi felt a hand on her left shoulder, and looked to see Rei's right hand there.
"Listen, You're really good at writing mangas Usagi-chan. I'll look at your drawings as soon as we're done eating, kay?" Rei offered, giving her friend a comforting smile.
Usagi returned her smile, and nodded once.
"Good. Now come on." Rei said, walking over to the door. She opened it, walking out into the hall, and motioned for Usagi to follow.
"I'll be on in a minute. I want to freshen up before dinner." Usagi said, and Rei nodded, continuing down the hall, after saying, "Alright. I'll wait in the kitchen."
Usagi sighed, and walked over to the door that led into Rei's private bathroom. She opened it, and walked inside, and over to the sink.
She turned on the faucet to cold, washed her hands, them cupped them together, placing them under the faucet. Once she had gathered some water in her hands, she splashed it on her face, and slowly opened her eyes as she looked up and into the mirror.
Usagi gazed at herself in the mirror for a moment, before sighing and walking back into Rei's bedroom.
As she put her hand on the door to open it, she glanced down and saw that manga from earlier on Rei's futon. She picked it up, looking at the cover. |I wonder why Rei didn't want me to see this earlier...?| she wondered. Usagi glanced behind her, and made sure no one was looking before opening the manga. She flipped through the first couple of pages, until something fell out, and down onto the futon.
Usagi kneeled down to see what fell, and saw a small white envolope with her own name on it. |Could this be what Rei didn't want me to see?| She layed down the manga, and picked up the envolope. She turned it around, and slowly unfolded the top of it, revealing a piece of paper. She pulled it out gently, and unfolded it. The writing was in very fine cursive, and the entire page was covered with the letter.
Usagi began reading it aloud, but not loud enough for Rei to hear...
"Dear Usagi," she started. |Its to me...| she thought, but just shoved it aside as she continued to read...
"I know I can never say any of this to your face, and I know you may(hopefully) never read this, but... I think, No, I -KNOW- I'm in love with you. I have always had these feelings for you, and I'm so sorry that you'll probably never know... I would sacrifice any and everything for your safety, you are my world." Usagi stopped reading for a moment, tears filling her eyes. She continued reading, "You'll also probably never know the real reason I protect you... It isn't because its my duty, nor is it because I -have- to... I protect you because I love you. Because I care so deeply for you. In fact, if you were to die, I would soon follow. For without you, I am nothing. With you, I -am- something... Someone... You are my light, You are my darkness. You are my heart, You are my soul." Usagi paused again, swallowing a lump in her throat.
"You always thought I was in love with Mamoru. I dated him once or twice, but not because I loved him. As a matter of fact, I think it was because I wanted to make you jealous. *blushes* You thought I hated you, because I would yell or snap at you, but were you ever wrong... It was because I wanted you to be strong... You don't know how much it hurt me to make you cry, Usagi. You don't." Usagi stopped reading again, wiping a tear from her right cheek.
"I wish I could tell you the truth, but I don't want to risk losing you as my friend. You are the only one that keeps me alive. I know that you would never understand just how much I love you... So, for now, I'm writing this letter, to let out some of the things I've wanted to say... But, for all the times you've shed tears, I'm sorry. Forgive me." Usagi stopped again, as she saw "Signed, Hino Rei." Usagi was now crying, twinkling tears falling freely from her cheeks, as she noticed one more sentence at the bottom, "P.S- I still have your necklace, if you ever want it back." Usagi smiled, through her tears as she remembered the necklace... She had accidentally left it there one evening, and when mentioned to her, she just said, *"I didn't leave anything." she said it while she was half asleep. She chuckled, lightly, then remembered the earlier part of the letter... Usagi had never known that Rei had felt so deeply for her... She folded the letter back up, and placed it back in the envolope, before slipping it into her pocket in her shorts. She would hang onto it for now.
|I really wish Rei would tell me, though...| Usagi thought. She stood back up, and wiped her tears before beginning down the hallway to the kitchen...
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To Be Continued...
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End Notes: I hope it was pretty good. Just email and tell me what you think. If you have any suggestions, also email me at shadow_angel@otakumail.com. Thank you! And tune in next chapter!
