* Usagi *
I lie on my bed, turned to face the bedside table that sat on my right. Poised atop the table was a picture of Mamoru and I; one where I was up on his shoulders holding a multi-colored ice cream cone. I sighed and reached out to it, carefully turning it downwards, the plain black backing facing me. Why had I been so stupid? Why had I forced the locket, the very symbol of our love back on him?
I rolled over, then climbed out of bed, unable to lie still anymore. "This is stupid. I should just apologize," I mumbled, dressing myself. I pulled my long blonde hair into its normal style - two buns on either side of my hide with excess hair trailing down in ponytails from both of them. The hairstyle that earned me the nickname odango atama from Mamoru. I thought about changing my hair.
"Usagi-chan, there's a senshi meeting at Rei's temple today," Luna, my little talking black cat spoke up as she jumped up onto my bed.
"What about?"
She looked at me, a tired expression on her face. She was sick of me. So was I. "I think you know."
I thought for a moment. "Oh. The Zodiac senshi. I don't understand why we can't just call them our allies."
"Because they haven't helped us at all."
"They haven't hurt us either," I said hotly and grabbed my communicator - a sort of cell phone exclusive to the Sailor Senshi. As I held it, it beeped, signaling something important was happening. I flipped it open. "What is it?"
Ami appeared, dressed as Sailor Mercury. Of course, only her face was visible, but even that seems to change as we do. "We need major help!"
That was my life. Helping 'innocent' people that I didn't know and that I would probably never meet again. I saved the world and the whole time I went unnoticed. Oh, of course everyone knew Sailor Moon. But Tsukino Usagi? She was just some bubbly teenager who was always falling asleep in school. She was just some nobody...
I sighed. I would have been much happier, much more fulfilled with my good deeds if Mamoru and I were on speaking terms. Baka! I was so foolish to think I could ever really get close to him!
I reached the youma, henshined and destroyed it in less than five minutes. Welcome to my life.
* Chiru *
I gasped, the only concious person on the scene besides my saviors. The Sailor Senshi. I kid you not, they were the real deal, and I watched them destroy a half lizard, half woman monster.
One of them turned to me and gasped. "Iie!"
"What is it, Venus?" Another one asked, all of them gradually easing as the threat of the monster disappeared.
"It's Chiru-chan!"
I shook myself mentally, blinking a few times. I amazed the Sailor Senshi?
The one in red hit Venus. "Stop staring! We have to go now!"
"Chiru-chan? Is she a friend of yours?" The one in blue asked, looking at me curiously.
"Don't you ever listen to any real music?" Venus looked at the blue one as if she were insane."How can you not know who Chiru-chan is?"
"Minna-chan? Minna-chan!" The one who was obviously in charge shouted. She cleared her throat noisily, and all of the other senshi turned towards her, though Venus kept glancing back at me every few seconds, as if afraid I'd run away. I admit, I did consider it. The leader gestured towards me. "Shouldn't we talk music later?"
They all grinned sheepishly or showed some other sign of their embarrasment. The one dressed in blue stepped towards me, and I inched away, not having the strength to stand up and run away.
"Are you hurt?" She asked gently, continuing her careful approach. I must have looked as bad as I felt. I shook my head quickly, but she didn't look the least bit convinced. Hell... I'd been beaten up by a monster. She motioned to someone behind her.
A man in a Tuxedo strode forward. I noticed his eyes covered by a mask as he picked me up and hauled me away. I stared up at him. "This isn't happening," I mumbled. "I'm going insane."
I didn't understand why they were so concerned about my welfare and not anyone else's. There had been other victims. There had to have been. Then I noticed something. Blood. I was bleeding. I swallowed a scream, remembering just what had happened. The monster had attacked me, and it hadn't hurt at first. It had just felt like my energy was draining away. Then I'd fought back. I guess I was the only one crazy enough to try to fight off the monster. The man laid me onto a bench and I blacked out.
* Senshi *
"You don't think she saw us transform, do you?" Sailor Moon asked anxiously, directing the inquiry to no one in particular.
"I don't think so. Not if we were all careful," Sailor Mars said. She hadn't meant it to sound accusing, but it did. They'd had a minor problem with finding safe places to henshin not too long ago.
Everyone dehenshined, then turned their attention back to the matter at hand. Usagi hadn't said anything in response to Rei's taunt. She was learning a bit of self control in that department. And she was thouroughly depressed.
"Is she hurt badly?" Minako asked eagerly, eyes wide.
"I don't know, " Ami replied. "But we should get her to a hospital."
Mamoru nodded his agreement and picked up the small girl again. They wasted no time in getting her help, and the whole group ignored the fact that they must have looked conspicuous marching down the populated streets.
"What happened?" The doctor asked, examining Chiru closely.
Mamoru shrugged and everyone else conveyed their cluelessness. "We don't know. We found her lying unconcious in the park and thought we'd better bring her to see some immeadiate help."
"It is a very good thing you brought her straight here. You may go. I will contact her family as soon as we get her into a room."
Mamoru nodded and thanked the doctor. Everyone followed suite, then left the hospital. They all went their seperate ways, Usagi lingering a moment to watch as Mamoru walked away.
* Chiru *
I opened my eyes to see a strange room. My vision was blurred, so I blinked several times. I tried to sit up, but immediately regretted it. I hurt all over. The room was themed white and seemed blank, and I realized it must be a hospital room as I simultaneously remembered what had happened to me.
A monster. A monster I had tried to fight off, and ended up on the ground. Then the senshi and the man in a tuxedo has showed up. I shook my head to clear it, and decided not to tell my mom about what had happened. I'd just tell her I got beat up in the park by a gang. Believable enough.
I couldn't help thinking I'd encounter the senshi again, though.
I lie on my bed, turned to face the bedside table that sat on my right. Poised atop the table was a picture of Mamoru and I; one where I was up on his shoulders holding a multi-colored ice cream cone. I sighed and reached out to it, carefully turning it downwards, the plain black backing facing me. Why had I been so stupid? Why had I forced the locket, the very symbol of our love back on him?
I rolled over, then climbed out of bed, unable to lie still anymore. "This is stupid. I should just apologize," I mumbled, dressing myself. I pulled my long blonde hair into its normal style - two buns on either side of my hide with excess hair trailing down in ponytails from both of them. The hairstyle that earned me the nickname odango atama from Mamoru. I thought about changing my hair.
"Usagi-chan, there's a senshi meeting at Rei's temple today," Luna, my little talking black cat spoke up as she jumped up onto my bed.
"What about?"
She looked at me, a tired expression on her face. She was sick of me. So was I. "I think you know."
I thought for a moment. "Oh. The Zodiac senshi. I don't understand why we can't just call them our allies."
"Because they haven't helped us at all."
"They haven't hurt us either," I said hotly and grabbed my communicator - a sort of cell phone exclusive to the Sailor Senshi. As I held it, it beeped, signaling something important was happening. I flipped it open. "What is it?"
Ami appeared, dressed as Sailor Mercury. Of course, only her face was visible, but even that seems to change as we do. "We need major help!"
That was my life. Helping 'innocent' people that I didn't know and that I would probably never meet again. I saved the world and the whole time I went unnoticed. Oh, of course everyone knew Sailor Moon. But Tsukino Usagi? She was just some bubbly teenager who was always falling asleep in school. She was just some nobody...
I sighed. I would have been much happier, much more fulfilled with my good deeds if Mamoru and I were on speaking terms. Baka! I was so foolish to think I could ever really get close to him!
I reached the youma, henshined and destroyed it in less than five minutes. Welcome to my life.
* Chiru *
I gasped, the only concious person on the scene besides my saviors. The Sailor Senshi. I kid you not, they were the real deal, and I watched them destroy a half lizard, half woman monster.
One of them turned to me and gasped. "Iie!"
"What is it, Venus?" Another one asked, all of them gradually easing as the threat of the monster disappeared.
"It's Chiru-chan!"
I shook myself mentally, blinking a few times. I amazed the Sailor Senshi?
The one in red hit Venus. "Stop staring! We have to go now!"
"Chiru-chan? Is she a friend of yours?" The one in blue asked, looking at me curiously.
"Don't you ever listen to any real music?" Venus looked at the blue one as if she were insane."How can you not know who Chiru-chan is?"
"Minna-chan? Minna-chan!" The one who was obviously in charge shouted. She cleared her throat noisily, and all of the other senshi turned towards her, though Venus kept glancing back at me every few seconds, as if afraid I'd run away. I admit, I did consider it. The leader gestured towards me. "Shouldn't we talk music later?"
They all grinned sheepishly or showed some other sign of their embarrasment. The one dressed in blue stepped towards me, and I inched away, not having the strength to stand up and run away.
"Are you hurt?" She asked gently, continuing her careful approach. I must have looked as bad as I felt. I shook my head quickly, but she didn't look the least bit convinced. Hell... I'd been beaten up by a monster. She motioned to someone behind her.
A man in a Tuxedo strode forward. I noticed his eyes covered by a mask as he picked me up and hauled me away. I stared up at him. "This isn't happening," I mumbled. "I'm going insane."
I didn't understand why they were so concerned about my welfare and not anyone else's. There had been other victims. There had to have been. Then I noticed something. Blood. I was bleeding. I swallowed a scream, remembering just what had happened. The monster had attacked me, and it hadn't hurt at first. It had just felt like my energy was draining away. Then I'd fought back. I guess I was the only one crazy enough to try to fight off the monster. The man laid me onto a bench and I blacked out.
* Senshi *
"You don't think she saw us transform, do you?" Sailor Moon asked anxiously, directing the inquiry to no one in particular.
"I don't think so. Not if we were all careful," Sailor Mars said. She hadn't meant it to sound accusing, but it did. They'd had a minor problem with finding safe places to henshin not too long ago.
Everyone dehenshined, then turned their attention back to the matter at hand. Usagi hadn't said anything in response to Rei's taunt. She was learning a bit of self control in that department. And she was thouroughly depressed.
"Is she hurt badly?" Minako asked eagerly, eyes wide.
"I don't know, " Ami replied. "But we should get her to a hospital."
Mamoru nodded his agreement and picked up the small girl again. They wasted no time in getting her help, and the whole group ignored the fact that they must have looked conspicuous marching down the populated streets.
"What happened?" The doctor asked, examining Chiru closely.
Mamoru shrugged and everyone else conveyed their cluelessness. "We don't know. We found her lying unconcious in the park and thought we'd better bring her to see some immeadiate help."
"It is a very good thing you brought her straight here. You may go. I will contact her family as soon as we get her into a room."
Mamoru nodded and thanked the doctor. Everyone followed suite, then left the hospital. They all went their seperate ways, Usagi lingering a moment to watch as Mamoru walked away.
* Chiru *
I opened my eyes to see a strange room. My vision was blurred, so I blinked several times. I tried to sit up, but immediately regretted it. I hurt all over. The room was themed white and seemed blank, and I realized it must be a hospital room as I simultaneously remembered what had happened to me.
A monster. A monster I had tried to fight off, and ended up on the ground. Then the senshi and the man in a tuxedo has showed up. I shook my head to clear it, and decided not to tell my mom about what had happened. I'd just tell her I got beat up in the park by a gang. Believable enough.
I couldn't help thinking I'd encounter the senshi again, though.