First off, I don't own Sailormoon. Naoko Takeuchi was the original creator, and has the rights to it as such.However, the wonderful people of A D Vision, DIC, Toei Animation, Cloverway, and the USA and Cartoon television networks brought it to me. Support them by buying Sailor Moon on DVD or video cassette and watching their television networks. And if you're po(or), just watch TV.
Calethos Verilain Blacksworth
"When Purple Clashes with Pink"
Chapter 2: What Happens... Now?
Re-edited May 31st, 2004
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"Chibiusa-chan, what happens," she paused, thinking, "now?" Hotaru looked over at Chibiusa, her head finally cleared of frustration, and her clothes on the floor. Chibiusa opened her eyes.
Chibiusa bashfully smiled at Hotaru. "What do you want to happen?" Hotaru smiled uncertain of herself. Chibiusa pulled Hotaru back down onto her.
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"My Queen, your daughter looks lovely tonight." Sailorpluto looked lovingly at the infant held in the mother's arms. "I'm sure she'll be as lovely as you when she grows up."
"You flatter me, Pluto-san." Queen Serenity stared down at her own infant. It was giggling and playing with Pluto's hair. "Would you do me a favor, Setsuna-san?"
Pluto rose immediately. "Lady Serenity, I haven't gone by that name since-"
"Would you mind designing a wardrobe for my child?" It was Usagi, not Queen Serenity, that stared into Setsuna's eyes.
"I would love to. But..."
"The Gate can wait for you for a small time." Setsuna nodded and almost smiled. "Nothing too flamboyant. She's a child, children are messy, and these clothes are meant for a messy child. But I want her to look nice."
"This is either going to be simple, or harder than I can imagine." Setsuna saw the smile in Usagi's eyes.
"I hope it will challenge you."
"It will. Thank you, Queen." Setsuna began walking away but stopped when Usagi started to say something.
"Setsuna-san, don't you ever find time to look for someone? The Gates of Time can't be the only place you've ever known, can it be?" The smile had gone from Usagi's eyes, and they returned to those of the worried Queen.
"Would you like me to find someone for you, Queen?" People weren't difficult to find, if one knew the right way to call them.
"I mean," Serenity stopped for a second, "I mean someone for yourself. Has there ever been anyone you've had a crush on?" Sailorpluto looked at her Queen questioningly. "You seem distant now, more bitter than anything. Why isn't there any happiness in your life?"
"My happiness comes from knowing you and your family are safe, that this Kingdom still stands," came the reply, sounding all-too-serious. Sailorpluto stood with her profile towards Serenity. "Nothing else matters to me."
"Setsuna-san, you would understand more what you were protecting if you had a family of your own, had a boyfriend, a husband, a child, someone related to you that you would willingly give your life over for without thought or reservation. You seem more an emotionless soldier these days instead of a human being."
Setsuna looked away from Usagi. "There was one..."
"Who is it?" the Queen asked quickly.
"The person is already taken. Both of them are happy together, and I can't disturb that, especially now that they've finally gotten close to each other after so long." Setsuna retained her stoic stance as a single tear made its way down her face, out of the view of the Queen.
But, as the former Crowned Princess of the White Moon Kingdom, destined to lead the kingdom into the new Silver Millennium, she had been trained to sense the tears in a person's voice. "I'm sorry, Setsuna-san. Is there anyone else in your life?"
"Nobody that can replace..." She wiped the tear away and faced her queen. "I must be off, my Queen. I have duties."
Serenity sighed, then, as Sailorpluto started to walk away, she smiled and called out, "We'll have to go boy-hunting down on Earth then! Let's go to the past, visit Haruka-san and Michiru-san, and I can see how my daughter and Hotaru-chan are. And while then, we can look for someone for you!" Setsuna's teeth clenched. They were going to see Chibiusa and Hotaru. That would agitate her even more since Setsuna was only starting to clear her own head since her last visit to them.
"Sounds good to me, Queen." Setsuna began silently grinding her teeth in anticipation.
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"We're home!" Michiru dropped her handbag on the kitchen table. Haruka and her looked around for the two girls they had left alone together.
Haruka put a finger to her mouth and directed Michiru towards the room Chibiusa and Hotaru shared. Slowly, the door swung silently open, revealing two sleeping girls curled up with each other. For a moment, Haruka and Michiru stared at their two housemates. "Let's go." Michiru pulled Haruka's hand away from the door and closed it, letting the knob click on its way to closure.
Haruka walked to the couch and flopped down on it. "I still don't like it, Michiru. She's the Princess. She's required to bear a child for the sake-"
"Shut up, Haruka. She's fine. Don't ruin it for them. Remember when we were twenty? We had already-" Haruka clucked her to silence.
"Michiru. Come sit with me." Michiru obliged and sat next to Haruka. She placed her hands on Haruka's neck and began rubbing. "Thank you, Michiru."
"You're too stressed at a time like this. You should be happy with our little Princess. She's discovered love, true love for the first time in her life. Not a simple crush, Haruka, more than that."
"What about Helios?" Haruka pulled away from Michiru.
"That doesn't even begin to compare." Haruka sighed. "When they get up, would you like to see if they want to have some of that cake?"
Haruka smiled. "You're getting a little plump, Michiru. Maybe you should cut back on the sweets."
"I never hear that kind of talk outside of bed." Haruka and Michiru shared a laugh as they realized they'd said the same words before, though now the other was teasing the first.
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"I feel evil doing this, Lady." Setsuna looked around, eyeing the men in the mall. "I'm beginning to understand how those we fought must have felt when they were trying to take our precious gifts."
"I'm only Usagi here, Setsuna-san. And you're not evil. If anything, you're just shy! Come on, Setsuna-san!" Usagi grabbed Setsuna by the wrist and raced off. "I feel like my young self again, Setsuna!" Setsuna smiled and allowed herself to be dragged off by a person she'd known as her Princess in the Past.
"What about him?" one pointed out to the other. He was handsome, but attached.
"Look at her next to him."
"Oh. Well, what about him?" Usagi pointed to another man.
"Oh my. That's Hotaru's father!" Setsuna said not quite looking at the same person Usagi was.
"You're right. Let's go say hello to him." Usagi was about to grab Setsuna's wrist when Setsuna grabbed Usagi's.
"No. He's still a little broken up about Hotaru moving out and living with Haruka and Michiru. Saying hello to him would be an unfriendly reminder of what he lost. He knows us too well."
"Oh."
Usagi watched as Suichi Tomoe continued his walk through the mall. He suddenly burst into smile and shouted out his daughter's name. Almost like magic, she fell into his arms and gave him a hug that only a father and daughter could share. Chibiusa was standing behind Hotaru, smiling for all the world. "Hotaru, I've missed you so much," he whispered to her. They released each other. "You're
still short." He laughed and cried at the same time while placing her head against his chest and putting his hand on her head. "You only come up to here on me still." Hotaru giggled.
"Her and her father are fun to watch, eh, Setsuna-san?" Usagi nudged Setsuna with her elbow. Setsuna smiled and stared at the group of three. "You sure we shouldn't just go over there and say hello?"
"I'm sure."
Chibiusa looked around her, feeling a strangely familiar presence. It could only be Her. Her eyes caught sight of her mother and Setsuna. Usagi waved and blew Chibiusa a kiss. Chibiusa grinned. Usagi waved again and began walking away with Setsuna. "See you later, mother," she whispered.
"We shall see each other soon enough, my sweet," was the reply. Neither Tomoe heard.
"Father, I've missed you. There's so much I want to talk about." She stared at her father like a child.
And he stared like a father. "What say we go get something to eat and talk a little while we're both here?"
She smiled and nodded. "Alright."
"And Chibiusa-chan can come along." Chibiusa smiled hesitantly, then nodded. She was quiet.
Calethos Verilain Blacksworth
"When Purple Clashes with Pink"
Chapter 2: What Happens... Now?
Re-edited May 31st, 2004
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"Chibiusa-chan, what happens," she paused, thinking, "now?" Hotaru looked over at Chibiusa, her head finally cleared of frustration, and her clothes on the floor. Chibiusa opened her eyes.
Chibiusa bashfully smiled at Hotaru. "What do you want to happen?" Hotaru smiled uncertain of herself. Chibiusa pulled Hotaru back down onto her.
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"My Queen, your daughter looks lovely tonight." Sailorpluto looked lovingly at the infant held in the mother's arms. "I'm sure she'll be as lovely as you when she grows up."
"You flatter me, Pluto-san." Queen Serenity stared down at her own infant. It was giggling and playing with Pluto's hair. "Would you do me a favor, Setsuna-san?"
Pluto rose immediately. "Lady Serenity, I haven't gone by that name since-"
"Would you mind designing a wardrobe for my child?" It was Usagi, not Queen Serenity, that stared into Setsuna's eyes.
"I would love to. But..."
"The Gate can wait for you for a small time." Setsuna nodded and almost smiled. "Nothing too flamboyant. She's a child, children are messy, and these clothes are meant for a messy child. But I want her to look nice."
"This is either going to be simple, or harder than I can imagine." Setsuna saw the smile in Usagi's eyes.
"I hope it will challenge you."
"It will. Thank you, Queen." Setsuna began walking away but stopped when Usagi started to say something.
"Setsuna-san, don't you ever find time to look for someone? The Gates of Time can't be the only place you've ever known, can it be?" The smile had gone from Usagi's eyes, and they returned to those of the worried Queen.
"Would you like me to find someone for you, Queen?" People weren't difficult to find, if one knew the right way to call them.
"I mean," Serenity stopped for a second, "I mean someone for yourself. Has there ever been anyone you've had a crush on?" Sailorpluto looked at her Queen questioningly. "You seem distant now, more bitter than anything. Why isn't there any happiness in your life?"
"My happiness comes from knowing you and your family are safe, that this Kingdom still stands," came the reply, sounding all-too-serious. Sailorpluto stood with her profile towards Serenity. "Nothing else matters to me."
"Setsuna-san, you would understand more what you were protecting if you had a family of your own, had a boyfriend, a husband, a child, someone related to you that you would willingly give your life over for without thought or reservation. You seem more an emotionless soldier these days instead of a human being."
Setsuna looked away from Usagi. "There was one..."
"Who is it?" the Queen asked quickly.
"The person is already taken. Both of them are happy together, and I can't disturb that, especially now that they've finally gotten close to each other after so long." Setsuna retained her stoic stance as a single tear made its way down her face, out of the view of the Queen.
But, as the former Crowned Princess of the White Moon Kingdom, destined to lead the kingdom into the new Silver Millennium, she had been trained to sense the tears in a person's voice. "I'm sorry, Setsuna-san. Is there anyone else in your life?"
"Nobody that can replace..." She wiped the tear away and faced her queen. "I must be off, my Queen. I have duties."
Serenity sighed, then, as Sailorpluto started to walk away, she smiled and called out, "We'll have to go boy-hunting down on Earth then! Let's go to the past, visit Haruka-san and Michiru-san, and I can see how my daughter and Hotaru-chan are. And while then, we can look for someone for you!" Setsuna's teeth clenched. They were going to see Chibiusa and Hotaru. That would agitate her even more since Setsuna was only starting to clear her own head since her last visit to them.
"Sounds good to me, Queen." Setsuna began silently grinding her teeth in anticipation.
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"We're home!" Michiru dropped her handbag on the kitchen table. Haruka and her looked around for the two girls they had left alone together.
Haruka put a finger to her mouth and directed Michiru towards the room Chibiusa and Hotaru shared. Slowly, the door swung silently open, revealing two sleeping girls curled up with each other. For a moment, Haruka and Michiru stared at their two housemates. "Let's go." Michiru pulled Haruka's hand away from the door and closed it, letting the knob click on its way to closure.
Haruka walked to the couch and flopped down on it. "I still don't like it, Michiru. She's the Princess. She's required to bear a child for the sake-"
"Shut up, Haruka. She's fine. Don't ruin it for them. Remember when we were twenty? We had already-" Haruka clucked her to silence.
"Michiru. Come sit with me." Michiru obliged and sat next to Haruka. She placed her hands on Haruka's neck and began rubbing. "Thank you, Michiru."
"You're too stressed at a time like this. You should be happy with our little Princess. She's discovered love, true love for the first time in her life. Not a simple crush, Haruka, more than that."
"What about Helios?" Haruka pulled away from Michiru.
"That doesn't even begin to compare." Haruka sighed. "When they get up, would you like to see if they want to have some of that cake?"
Haruka smiled. "You're getting a little plump, Michiru. Maybe you should cut back on the sweets."
"I never hear that kind of talk outside of bed." Haruka and Michiru shared a laugh as they realized they'd said the same words before, though now the other was teasing the first.
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"I feel evil doing this, Lady." Setsuna looked around, eyeing the men in the mall. "I'm beginning to understand how those we fought must have felt when they were trying to take our precious gifts."
"I'm only Usagi here, Setsuna-san. And you're not evil. If anything, you're just shy! Come on, Setsuna-san!" Usagi grabbed Setsuna by the wrist and raced off. "I feel like my young self again, Setsuna!" Setsuna smiled and allowed herself to be dragged off by a person she'd known as her Princess in the Past.
"What about him?" one pointed out to the other. He was handsome, but attached.
"Look at her next to him."
"Oh. Well, what about him?" Usagi pointed to another man.
"Oh my. That's Hotaru's father!" Setsuna said not quite looking at the same person Usagi was.
"You're right. Let's go say hello to him." Usagi was about to grab Setsuna's wrist when Setsuna grabbed Usagi's.
"No. He's still a little broken up about Hotaru moving out and living with Haruka and Michiru. Saying hello to him would be an unfriendly reminder of what he lost. He knows us too well."
"Oh."
Usagi watched as Suichi Tomoe continued his walk through the mall. He suddenly burst into smile and shouted out his daughter's name. Almost like magic, she fell into his arms and gave him a hug that only a father and daughter could share. Chibiusa was standing behind Hotaru, smiling for all the world. "Hotaru, I've missed you so much," he whispered to her. They released each other. "You're
still short." He laughed and cried at the same time while placing her head against his chest and putting his hand on her head. "You only come up to here on me still." Hotaru giggled.
"Her and her father are fun to watch, eh, Setsuna-san?" Usagi nudged Setsuna with her elbow. Setsuna smiled and stared at the group of three. "You sure we shouldn't just go over there and say hello?"
"I'm sure."
Chibiusa looked around her, feeling a strangely familiar presence. It could only be Her. Her eyes caught sight of her mother and Setsuna. Usagi waved and blew Chibiusa a kiss. Chibiusa grinned. Usagi waved again and began walking away with Setsuna. "See you later, mother," she whispered.
"We shall see each other soon enough, my sweet," was the reply. Neither Tomoe heard.
"Father, I've missed you. There's so much I want to talk about." She stared at her father like a child.
And he stared like a father. "What say we go get something to eat and talk a little while we're both here?"
She smiled and nodded. "Alright."
"And Chibiusa-chan can come along." Chibiusa smiled hesitantly, then nodded. She was quiet.