Author Notes:
Story: A Secret No Longer Masked
Chapter: A Buried Secret
Rating: G
Genre: Action, Drama
Comments: Usagi will soon learn more about her mysterious dream.
PLEASE REVIEW
Character Name Translations:
Usagi~ Serena
Mamoru~ Darien
Rei~ Raye
Minako~ Mina
Makoto~ Lita
Ami~ Amy
Odango Atama~ Meatball Head
Japanese Word Translations:
Arigatou~ Thank you
Gomen~ Sorry
Baka~ Fool, Silly, Dumb, etc. (sometimes used at the ending of someone's name)
-chan~ friend (used at the ending of someone's name)
Ja ne~ Good bye
Hai~ yes, okay, all right, etc.
Iie~ No
sama~ Is either Mr. Ms. or Mrs.// used at the ending of someone's name
san~ a term of respect, usually for an elder, used at the end of someone's name
Konichiwa~ Hello
Minna~ everyone
E-mail me at marcie@stny.rr.com with comments, suggestions, etc.
Disclaimer: Oh, you mean those funny people who created the characters, etc.? Yeah, kinda wish
I was them, but they get full credit for creating Bishougi Sailor Moon. However, this story is
mine. If you would like to BORROW anything e-mail me. Don't take, it's not nice ;)
::When there are words in these things that means ppl are thinking::
*This puts extra emphasis on certain word(s)*
"Means someone is talking, but you knew that, right?^_^"
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~The thing to the left means a scene change.
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Usagi woke up the next morning just as distruaght as the previous. She didn't have an easy time
sleeping. She sat up in her bed and looked for her feline-friend. "Luna? You here?"
A small white ball of hair unfurled himself. "Usagi-chan?" He opened his eyes in recongition.
"Good! You're awake! About time too, I've been here for a couple hours. You get too much
sleep."
"Artemis? What are you doing here? Where's Luna?"
Artemis stretched then jumped on her bed next to Usagi. "The others sent me to tell you that
there is a senshi meeting as soon as you get up and go to the temple."
Usagi looked at her clock. "It's 11:45! How long have you been here?"
"Since 9:00."
"I'm sorry, Artemis, you should have woken me up."
"No, you needed that sleep. Besides," He shuddered." Luna has told me stories about having to
wake you up."
She threw her pillow at the cat then got out of bed. "I'm going to get dressed so turn around."
Artemis did as he was told while Usagi put on a pair of jeans and a red tank top.
"You can look now."
"Can we leave now?"
"Hold on," Usagi went over to her vanity stand and put her hair up in their usual 'odangos'.
"Okay, now we can go!" She raced down the stairs yelling that she was going out for a little
while and ran to the temple.
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Both Artemis and Usagi were gasping for air by the time they go to the temple. Standing still
for a minute they both caught their breath and marched into the temple.
"Minna? I'm here." Usagi said entering the temple.
"Usagi-chan, we're in the fire room!" Rei's voice called through the building.
"What are they doing in the fire room?" Usagi asked Artemis.
"I'm not sure. They wouldn't tell me."
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"Hey, minna, I'm here. What's going on?"
Rei was sitting in front of the fire with the other three girls sitting behind her.
"We're doing a fire reading, Usagi-baka." Rei answered.
"Oh, what's it on?"
"I felt something weird last night. I'm trying to find out if there was a disturbance in the
time portal."
"Shouldn't we just ask Pluto?"
"No, she probably wouldn't tell us."
Usagi looked down at the ground. "Has your fire reading been successful?"
Rei sighed and shook her head. "All we have been able to get is the outline of a man in front
of some building."
Alerted Usagi looked up. "The building the man was in front of, could it have been a castle?"
"I guess so."
"Could you do the fire reading again?" The blonde asked eagerly.
"Hai." Rei placed her hands in front of her and closed her eyes. Slowly she began to chant. As
she chanted the fire blazed and showed a faint outline of a man. Rei began to chant louder and
an outline of a castle stood behind him. She watched the image float silently in her mind and
suddenly opened her eyes then narrowed them.
Luna's eyes widened as she saw more of the picture. She glanced at Artemis and saw he was having
the same reaction.
"That's it!" Usagi shouted. "That's it!"
"Baka!" Rei scolded Usagi as the fire simmered. "You made me lose my concentration!"
"It doesn't matter!" Usagi began talking quickly. "That picture in the fire. I've seen that
man and the place before! I had a dream last night! He was in it! So was the castle! Does
anyone know who he is? I think the castle is the one from the Moon Kingdom!"
"That's impossible." Ami stated. "The Moon Kingdom was destroyed a thousand years ago. You
of all people know that."
Usagi shook her head. "With all that we have been through, you're telling me that the castle
can't be resurrected- even in my dreams?"
Ami looked at Usagi, she had a point. "Well, it could be done, I guess."
"Wait- what makes you think it is the one from the moon?" Minako asked.
"Because it looks like it, duh!" Usagi answered arrogantly.
Leaving the girls to their bickering, Luna left the room.
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Standing outside, Luna starred at the sky. ::Could it be him? I haven't seen him in the longest
time. Usagi-chan, would she be able to handle it? I hope so. I think he is going to be
making a reappearance...but-::
Luna was suddenly cut off from her thoughts as Artemis started talking.
"Do you think it's him?" He asked quietly.
"I don't know...the castle...that face..."
"The face could have been someone else's. Maybe it was an enemy."
"I doubt it. I would remember that face."
"Hai, so would I. Usagi-chan..."
"Do you think she could handle it?"
"Seeing him again? I think she could, but she may not want to."
"True, he is a difficult man."
"Do you think any of the other senshi recognize him? Rei-chan?"
"Iie. They weren't around him enough. We saw him when he was still courting-"
"Artemis! Luna! We need you!" One of the girls called the felines.
"I guess we better go in. I'll talk to you later." Artemis said before the two went in.
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::"Serenity, do not fear me.":: The words echoed through Usagi's mind as Makoto and
Minako continued arguing over the castle. ::I wonder who he is. In an odd way, he seems so
familiar. I wish this dream didn't come to me now, not after the other day... I'm so wiped out.
And this dream doesn't make sense. A man standing in front of the castle telling me not to fear
him. I must know. Maybe he was from the Silver Millienium. Maybe Luna remembers. Or Sailor
Pluto, she would definetly know. But Luna said I shouldn't go asking her questions like this. I
suppose I am meant to figure this out.:: Usagi had an agonized look on her face then stood up.
"I need to get going, I didn't tell my family I would be gone this long." She said getting
everyone's attention. Ami had already left saying that she had school work to do. Makoto and
Minako were still arguing. Luna was sleeping while Artemis was sitting next to Minako watching
her conversation. Rei just sat in front of the fire starring at it.
::Rei-chan...something seems to be bothering her. I'll talk to her about it later.::
"Ja ne, minna." Usagi said goodbye as everyone else also said goodbye. Usagi looked at her
watch as she walked down the temple steps.
"4:30. Not bad. I'll go to the park maybe that will help with everything."
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
"Weird, it seems to have gotten a lot darker." She murmured as she found her way to the bench
she always sat on. It was her favorite in a secluded part of the part. It took some time and
energy to get to it so many people didn't come to the area. Usagi was grateful for this because
it gave her a place to think out loud.
Sitting down on her bench she began to go over the past days happenings. By 5:30 she had reached
her dream and the fire reading.
"That man. I can't figure out who he is. Even though he seems so familiar." In a flash an
image of the man appeared in Usagi's mind. In almost an instant it was gone.
But, this time, she saw a close up image of him. The man was reasonably tall and had dark brown
hair that had streaks of gray in it. His words from the dream echoed in her mind:
"Serenity, do not fear me."
Letting out a small cry of frustration she began to talk out loud.
"I can't stand it! That man! What is his purpose of being in my dreams?! I don't even
recognize him! Sure, he seems familiar, but I still have no idea who he is! Who is playing this
game with me?! Because I don't want to play anymore!" In another flash Usagi saw another image
except this one was of her mother, Queen Serenity. Her mother was standing on her balcony, she
looked much younger than Usagi remembered.
"Mother?" The image vanished.
Slowly, the wind began to blow, softly at first then into a terrible force. Usagi screamed as it
happened suddenly. Then, as soon as it had come, the wind slowed.
Gasping, Usagi wondered what was going on.
"Please," She heard a desperate voice sound among the wind.
"Do not fear me."
Usagi looked around. No one was there. There was only the voice. That voice. The one so
familiar yet so far away.
::What should I do? I heard the voice again, but I can't see anything. There must be someone
around. But who? Who would know such a thing about me? About my dreams?::
Again, she heard the voice.
"Serenity, do not fear me."
"Fear who? Who are you?"
"You know me, from a past life. But, even then, you did not know me well. I had to leave and
I never saw you again, my Serenity."
Usagi looked around confused. ::Who could this man possibly be?::
Suddenly, a light glow formed in front of Usagi. The glow began to turn into a figure. Slowly,
its features became defined. The man was wearing armor and a sheathed sword.
"Serenity, I have missed you so much."
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Author's Notes:
Yet again another short one. *shrugs* As long as the story gets out, I'm happy. Next part
will be out tomorrow.
E-mail me at marcie@stny.rr.com with comments, suggestions, etc.
Story: A Secret No Longer Masked
Chapter: A Buried Secret
Rating: G
Genre: Action, Drama
Comments: Usagi will soon learn more about her mysterious dream.
PLEASE REVIEW
Character Name Translations:
Usagi~ Serena
Mamoru~ Darien
Rei~ Raye
Minako~ Mina
Makoto~ Lita
Ami~ Amy
Odango Atama~ Meatball Head
Japanese Word Translations:
Arigatou~ Thank you
Gomen~ Sorry
Baka~ Fool, Silly, Dumb, etc. (sometimes used at the ending of someone's name)
-chan~ friend (used at the ending of someone's name)
Ja ne~ Good bye
Hai~ yes, okay, all right, etc.
Iie~ No
sama~ Is either Mr. Ms. or Mrs.// used at the ending of someone's name
san~ a term of respect, usually for an elder, used at the end of someone's name
Konichiwa~ Hello
Minna~ everyone
E-mail me at marcie@stny.rr.com with comments, suggestions, etc.
Disclaimer: Oh, you mean those funny people who created the characters, etc.? Yeah, kinda wish
I was them, but they get full credit for creating Bishougi Sailor Moon. However, this story is
mine. If you would like to BORROW anything e-mail me. Don't take, it's not nice ;)
::When there are words in these things that means ppl are thinking::
*This puts extra emphasis on certain word(s)*
"Means someone is talking, but you knew that, right?^_^"
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~The thing to the left means a scene change.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Usagi woke up the next morning just as distruaght as the previous. She didn't have an easy time
sleeping. She sat up in her bed and looked for her feline-friend. "Luna? You here?"
A small white ball of hair unfurled himself. "Usagi-chan?" He opened his eyes in recongition.
"Good! You're awake! About time too, I've been here for a couple hours. You get too much
sleep."
"Artemis? What are you doing here? Where's Luna?"
Artemis stretched then jumped on her bed next to Usagi. "The others sent me to tell you that
there is a senshi meeting as soon as you get up and go to the temple."
Usagi looked at her clock. "It's 11:45! How long have you been here?"
"Since 9:00."
"I'm sorry, Artemis, you should have woken me up."
"No, you needed that sleep. Besides," He shuddered." Luna has told me stories about having to
wake you up."
She threw her pillow at the cat then got out of bed. "I'm going to get dressed so turn around."
Artemis did as he was told while Usagi put on a pair of jeans and a red tank top.
"You can look now."
"Can we leave now?"
"Hold on," Usagi went over to her vanity stand and put her hair up in their usual 'odangos'.
"Okay, now we can go!" She raced down the stairs yelling that she was going out for a little
while and ran to the temple.
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
Both Artemis and Usagi were gasping for air by the time they go to the temple. Standing still
for a minute they both caught their breath and marched into the temple.
"Minna? I'm here." Usagi said entering the temple.
"Usagi-chan, we're in the fire room!" Rei's voice called through the building.
"What are they doing in the fire room?" Usagi asked Artemis.
"I'm not sure. They wouldn't tell me."
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"Hey, minna, I'm here. What's going on?"
Rei was sitting in front of the fire with the other three girls sitting behind her.
"We're doing a fire reading, Usagi-baka." Rei answered.
"Oh, what's it on?"
"I felt something weird last night. I'm trying to find out if there was a disturbance in the
time portal."
"Shouldn't we just ask Pluto?"
"No, she probably wouldn't tell us."
Usagi looked down at the ground. "Has your fire reading been successful?"
Rei sighed and shook her head. "All we have been able to get is the outline of a man in front
of some building."
Alerted Usagi looked up. "The building the man was in front of, could it have been a castle?"
"I guess so."
"Could you do the fire reading again?" The blonde asked eagerly.
"Hai." Rei placed her hands in front of her and closed her eyes. Slowly she began to chant. As
she chanted the fire blazed and showed a faint outline of a man. Rei began to chant louder and
an outline of a castle stood behind him. She watched the image float silently in her mind and
suddenly opened her eyes then narrowed them.
Luna's eyes widened as she saw more of the picture. She glanced at Artemis and saw he was having
the same reaction.
"That's it!" Usagi shouted. "That's it!"
"Baka!" Rei scolded Usagi as the fire simmered. "You made me lose my concentration!"
"It doesn't matter!" Usagi began talking quickly. "That picture in the fire. I've seen that
man and the place before! I had a dream last night! He was in it! So was the castle! Does
anyone know who he is? I think the castle is the one from the Moon Kingdom!"
"That's impossible." Ami stated. "The Moon Kingdom was destroyed a thousand years ago. You
of all people know that."
Usagi shook her head. "With all that we have been through, you're telling me that the castle
can't be resurrected- even in my dreams?"
Ami looked at Usagi, she had a point. "Well, it could be done, I guess."
"Wait- what makes you think it is the one from the moon?" Minako asked.
"Because it looks like it, duh!" Usagi answered arrogantly.
Leaving the girls to their bickering, Luna left the room.
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Standing outside, Luna starred at the sky. ::Could it be him? I haven't seen him in the longest
time. Usagi-chan, would she be able to handle it? I hope so. I think he is going to be
making a reappearance...but-::
Luna was suddenly cut off from her thoughts as Artemis started talking.
"Do you think it's him?" He asked quietly.
"I don't know...the castle...that face..."
"The face could have been someone else's. Maybe it was an enemy."
"I doubt it. I would remember that face."
"Hai, so would I. Usagi-chan..."
"Do you think she could handle it?"
"Seeing him again? I think she could, but she may not want to."
"True, he is a difficult man."
"Do you think any of the other senshi recognize him? Rei-chan?"
"Iie. They weren't around him enough. We saw him when he was still courting-"
"Artemis! Luna! We need you!" One of the girls called the felines.
"I guess we better go in. I'll talk to you later." Artemis said before the two went in.
-------------
::"Serenity, do not fear me.":: The words echoed through Usagi's mind as Makoto and
Minako continued arguing over the castle. ::I wonder who he is. In an odd way, he seems so
familiar. I wish this dream didn't come to me now, not after the other day... I'm so wiped out.
And this dream doesn't make sense. A man standing in front of the castle telling me not to fear
him. I must know. Maybe he was from the Silver Millienium. Maybe Luna remembers. Or Sailor
Pluto, she would definetly know. But Luna said I shouldn't go asking her questions like this. I
suppose I am meant to figure this out.:: Usagi had an agonized look on her face then stood up.
"I need to get going, I didn't tell my family I would be gone this long." She said getting
everyone's attention. Ami had already left saying that she had school work to do. Makoto and
Minako were still arguing. Luna was sleeping while Artemis was sitting next to Minako watching
her conversation. Rei just sat in front of the fire starring at it.
::Rei-chan...something seems to be bothering her. I'll talk to her about it later.::
"Ja ne, minna." Usagi said goodbye as everyone else also said goodbye. Usagi looked at her
watch as she walked down the temple steps.
"4:30. Not bad. I'll go to the park maybe that will help with everything."
~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~
"Weird, it seems to have gotten a lot darker." She murmured as she found her way to the bench
she always sat on. It was her favorite in a secluded part of the part. It took some time and
energy to get to it so many people didn't come to the area. Usagi was grateful for this because
it gave her a place to think out loud.
Sitting down on her bench she began to go over the past days happenings. By 5:30 she had reached
her dream and the fire reading.
"That man. I can't figure out who he is. Even though he seems so familiar." In a flash an
image of the man appeared in Usagi's mind. In almost an instant it was gone.
But, this time, she saw a close up image of him. The man was reasonably tall and had dark brown
hair that had streaks of gray in it. His words from the dream echoed in her mind:
"Serenity, do not fear me."
Letting out a small cry of frustration she began to talk out loud.
"I can't stand it! That man! What is his purpose of being in my dreams?! I don't even
recognize him! Sure, he seems familiar, but I still have no idea who he is! Who is playing this
game with me?! Because I don't want to play anymore!" In another flash Usagi saw another image
except this one was of her mother, Queen Serenity. Her mother was standing on her balcony, she
looked much younger than Usagi remembered.
"Mother?" The image vanished.
Slowly, the wind began to blow, softly at first then into a terrible force. Usagi screamed as it
happened suddenly. Then, as soon as it had come, the wind slowed.
Gasping, Usagi wondered what was going on.
"Please," She heard a desperate voice sound among the wind.
"Do not fear me."
Usagi looked around. No one was there. There was only the voice. That voice. The one so
familiar yet so far away.
::What should I do? I heard the voice again, but I can't see anything. There must be someone
around. But who? Who would know such a thing about me? About my dreams?::
Again, she heard the voice.
"Serenity, do not fear me."
"Fear who? Who are you?"
"You know me, from a past life. But, even then, you did not know me well. I had to leave and
I never saw you again, my Serenity."
Usagi looked around confused. ::Who could this man possibly be?::
Suddenly, a light glow formed in front of Usagi. The glow began to turn into a figure. Slowly,
its features became defined. The man was wearing armor and a sheathed sword.
"Serenity, I have missed you so much."
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Author's Notes:
Yet again another short one. *shrugs* As long as the story gets out, I'm happy. Next part
will be out tomorrow.
E-mail me at marcie@stny.rr.com with comments, suggestions, etc.