Disclaimer: I do not own Sailor Moon, Usagi, the moon kingdom, Endimion,
Chibiusa, Hotaru, ect. I DO own Electra and Masao ^_^ No stealing! If there
is anything else that isn't mine. It isn't mine! ^_^
AN: Okay, okay! I admit it! I love fencing! Okay, are you happy now? I KNOW this is the third fic I've written that has fencing in it! Who gives? Bwahahahaha! Oh, and I know the whole Kakeru thing may seem irrelevant, but it's to introduce her name 'n everything . . . Just read it, k?
"Princess," a messenger called from the doorway.
I looked up and got up from the chair in the corner. "Hime-sama isn't here right now."
The messenger looked surprised for a moment. "If it weren't for your clothes I'd think you were a princess." He turned and left.
I ran a hand through my waist-length, thick, shiny brown hair and blushed. I was wearing a long, full skirt and a ratty blouse, hence the reference to my clothes. I sighed, happy that someone had spoken to me; a worthless servant of the moon kingdom. Sitting down again, I picked up the scarf I was mending in the princess' sitting room.
The queen's advisor, Luna, plodded in and sat down on the ground in front of me, regarding me with her sparkly cat eyes.
Finally I couldn't stand it any longer. "Is something wrong, Luna-sama?"
Luna realized she was staring and shook her head. "Gomen nasai, I didn't mean to stare... I'm just worried about Usagi." I smiled at the queen's real name. It was something I heard rarely, and it was interesting to hear the all-powerful queen called Bunny. "Is she sick?"
"No, no, nothing like that," Luna muttered distractedly.
I decided not to question her further and left the room, leaving the fixed scarf.
"Hey!" The messenger from earlier ran up to me and I stopped walking. "Who are you? What's your name?"
I blinked at him, my insides churning as they always did when people mentioned my name. "Why?"
"Oh, I'm just curious."
I turned away from him and continued down the hall. I knew I knew this man from somewhere, I just wasn't sure where that was. I also wasn't sure of my name. I had been on the moon for as long as I could remember. They told me they found me in Usagi's garden as a child. They named me Electra, but I have no last name and no knowledge of my real name.
The messenger caught up with me. "You can't just walk away. I AM a person of authority here, you know."
"Ah?" I blushed. Damn, I did have to think everybody was a messenger, didn't I?
"Yes, I'm Kakeru Oozora." He grinned. "Sorry if I confused you."
Me? Well, I was a tomato. "No, I'm sorry for getting things confused." I bowed. "Well, sir, I have places to go and things to do."
"Ja mata ne."
Kakeru and I parted our ways.
"Electra?" My paging globe was blinking and speaking when I got to my room.
"Hai, hai!" I turned it on. "What is it?"
The princess appeared, brushing her pink hair. "Ah, there you are." There was scorn in her voice, but she smiled. "Hotaru is coming for dinner. Will you go tell the kitchen to make us sukiyaki?"
I nodded and flipped off the globe. "Never a chance to rest." I sighed heavily and left the room again. But my face suddenly brightened again. Hotaru was like me, lonely and mysterious. Though she, of course, had no idea who I was, I looked up to her even though she was younger than me. The only person on the moon who knew I existed for purposes other than serving was Mamoru, the king. He would always walk with me in the garden where I was found, and he would talk to me about who I could have been in the past. He always would cheer me up.
As I thought of him, I saw him coming down the hall, his purple cape floating out behind him. He smiled at me gently. "Off to the kitchen?"
I nodded but didn't say anything. There wasn't any need to say anything, and he understood that. Other people would have forced me to answer.
Mamoru turned and began to walk next to me. "Are you okay?"
That's the only thing I hated about him. He always knew what I was thinking. "Yes, of course I'm okay. I'm always okay." I refused to meet his eyes.
He took my chin in his strong hand and forced me to look at him. "Tell me what's wrong."
"I'm tired," I replied indignantly, not telling him the truth. Sadly, he knew that. I walked quickly to try to get away from him. Though I have long legs, he is much taller than I am, so he caught up with me.
"Electra, give me a break! Come on, I'm the only person you talk to. Don't you want to tell SOMEBODY why you're sad or mad or WHATEVER?" He was in a bad mood that day.
I shook my head. "I told you it's nothing." I was getting slightly aggravated with him as well. "And if there is something, I don't have to tell you everything. You'll just tell Serenity anyway."
Mamoru's face creased into a frown. "You know I don't tell anybody anything you tell me! Nothing leaves our talks in the garden!"
"Then how come Serenity knows that I want to fence?" I whirled to glare at him.
Mamoru was surprised yet again. "Moshi moshi, I didn't even know that." He grinned. "It's the wonders of my wife. She knows everything. BUT! BUT! I didn't tell her ANYTHING, you understand?"
"Hai, hai..." I sighed. "Well, I've got to hurry. Orders from the princess, you know." I continued down the hall and Mamoru went the way he was originally going.
My errand in the kitchen was quickly finished. I paused in the hallway and glanced down towards the throne room. I suddenly had an urge to go talk to Serenity. I hurried back to my room."
Luna was sitting in front of my door when I got there. "The queen wishes to see you. I am here to escort you."
I blinked and slowly grinned. "Okay, let me put on some nicer clothes." I went into my room and dug deep into my closet. I unearthed my navy blue formal dress. It was off the shoulder on one side. The skirt was full and reached the floor, dragging a little bit. I slid on my silver sandals and ran a brush through my hair.
"Hayaku, you're too slow," Luna accused, trotting off towards the throne room.
I followed her, scuffling along with much difficulty in my sandals.
Serenity was sitting on her crystal throne when I entered. I bowed low and she smiled softly. She gestured to the chair next to her. "Come sit down."
I climbed up the stairs tentatively, my skirt rustling. I sat down and sat with my back rigid.
"Relax," she said soothingly. "I'm not going to hurt you or anything."
Though her tone was much like she was talking to a dog, but it set me at ease and I leaned back in the chair.
Serenity was studying me. "You look different all dressed up like that. You look slightly majestic."
I blushed, as usual. I made a mental note to practice not blushing.
"What I wanted to talk to you about is fencing..." Serenity tugged at one of her long pigtails. "I wouldn't usually let anybody besides the moon soldiers study and practice fencing, but. Well, it depends if you really want to fence or not."
My eyes were huge. I crossed my arms and dug my nails into them to keep from screaming yes. "I really, really, really would like that!"
"There will be SOME consequences, however..." The corners of Serenity's mouth twitched. She saw my face fall. "First, you'll have to move to the balcony room to be close to the practice fields.
My jaw dropped. The balcony room was the nicest room after the other planets' queen's guestrooms. It had a beautiful stone balcony that looked out over the garden and even had a staircase down to the garden.
"And you'll have to start to eat more. Our training program is tough. From now on you will eat with Endimion, ChibiUsa, and me."
I was becoming dizzy. "You can't be serious! Why me?"
Serenity smiled triumphantly and ignored me. She had gotten the response she wanted. "Oh, and you'll be needing nicer clothes if you wish to dine with us every night."
"Ohi-sama, are you certain I won't be a pain?" I crossed my fingers behind my back.
"Oh, of course not. I know that Mamoru is the only person you really have conversations with. With the balcony going into the garden you can talk to him whenever you need to.
My opinion of the queen skyrocketed right then. Here I was, an unknown, mysterious girl whom people had the knack to ignore, only talking to Mamoru... And she wasn't jealous or angry. She trusted her husband entirely, and, of course, I didn't blame her. He was more like a brother or a father to me, not a friend, but Serenity never had any suspicions that he and I had a love affair. Serenity knew he or I would never fall in love with one another. Our relationship just didn't work that way. "A million "thank you"s, Ohi-sama!"
"Oh, and you're to call me Usagi."
I gasped. "I'm sorry, my queen, but that I cannot do!"
"Oh, please, you must! I want us to be friends." Serenity held out her hand. "Deal?"
I took her hand and shook it. "Deal." I stood up.
"Oh, one more thing. You may not, in any way, shape, or form, fall in love with Masao." Serenity was looking at me with a serious expression on her face.
I paused and looked at her confusedly. "Who is Masao?"
Serenity blinked. "Oh, yes... Well, you'll find that out in due time. Just remember my orders."
"But." I caught myself from questioning her and bowed. "Arigato."
"Okay, then, I'll see you tomorrow for shopping!"
My protest was caught in my throat and I hurried back to my room.
AN: Okay, okay! I admit it! I love fencing! Okay, are you happy now? I KNOW this is the third fic I've written that has fencing in it! Who gives? Bwahahahaha! Oh, and I know the whole Kakeru thing may seem irrelevant, but it's to introduce her name 'n everything . . . Just read it, k?
"Princess," a messenger called from the doorway.
I looked up and got up from the chair in the corner. "Hime-sama isn't here right now."
The messenger looked surprised for a moment. "If it weren't for your clothes I'd think you were a princess." He turned and left.
I ran a hand through my waist-length, thick, shiny brown hair and blushed. I was wearing a long, full skirt and a ratty blouse, hence the reference to my clothes. I sighed, happy that someone had spoken to me; a worthless servant of the moon kingdom. Sitting down again, I picked up the scarf I was mending in the princess' sitting room.
The queen's advisor, Luna, plodded in and sat down on the ground in front of me, regarding me with her sparkly cat eyes.
Finally I couldn't stand it any longer. "Is something wrong, Luna-sama?"
Luna realized she was staring and shook her head. "Gomen nasai, I didn't mean to stare... I'm just worried about Usagi." I smiled at the queen's real name. It was something I heard rarely, and it was interesting to hear the all-powerful queen called Bunny. "Is she sick?"
"No, no, nothing like that," Luna muttered distractedly.
I decided not to question her further and left the room, leaving the fixed scarf.
"Hey!" The messenger from earlier ran up to me and I stopped walking. "Who are you? What's your name?"
I blinked at him, my insides churning as they always did when people mentioned my name. "Why?"
"Oh, I'm just curious."
I turned away from him and continued down the hall. I knew I knew this man from somewhere, I just wasn't sure where that was. I also wasn't sure of my name. I had been on the moon for as long as I could remember. They told me they found me in Usagi's garden as a child. They named me Electra, but I have no last name and no knowledge of my real name.
The messenger caught up with me. "You can't just walk away. I AM a person of authority here, you know."
"Ah?" I blushed. Damn, I did have to think everybody was a messenger, didn't I?
"Yes, I'm Kakeru Oozora." He grinned. "Sorry if I confused you."
Me? Well, I was a tomato. "No, I'm sorry for getting things confused." I bowed. "Well, sir, I have places to go and things to do."
"Ja mata ne."
Kakeru and I parted our ways.
"Electra?" My paging globe was blinking and speaking when I got to my room.
"Hai, hai!" I turned it on. "What is it?"
The princess appeared, brushing her pink hair. "Ah, there you are." There was scorn in her voice, but she smiled. "Hotaru is coming for dinner. Will you go tell the kitchen to make us sukiyaki?"
I nodded and flipped off the globe. "Never a chance to rest." I sighed heavily and left the room again. But my face suddenly brightened again. Hotaru was like me, lonely and mysterious. Though she, of course, had no idea who I was, I looked up to her even though she was younger than me. The only person on the moon who knew I existed for purposes other than serving was Mamoru, the king. He would always walk with me in the garden where I was found, and he would talk to me about who I could have been in the past. He always would cheer me up.
As I thought of him, I saw him coming down the hall, his purple cape floating out behind him. He smiled at me gently. "Off to the kitchen?"
I nodded but didn't say anything. There wasn't any need to say anything, and he understood that. Other people would have forced me to answer.
Mamoru turned and began to walk next to me. "Are you okay?"
That's the only thing I hated about him. He always knew what I was thinking. "Yes, of course I'm okay. I'm always okay." I refused to meet his eyes.
He took my chin in his strong hand and forced me to look at him. "Tell me what's wrong."
"I'm tired," I replied indignantly, not telling him the truth. Sadly, he knew that. I walked quickly to try to get away from him. Though I have long legs, he is much taller than I am, so he caught up with me.
"Electra, give me a break! Come on, I'm the only person you talk to. Don't you want to tell SOMEBODY why you're sad or mad or WHATEVER?" He was in a bad mood that day.
I shook my head. "I told you it's nothing." I was getting slightly aggravated with him as well. "And if there is something, I don't have to tell you everything. You'll just tell Serenity anyway."
Mamoru's face creased into a frown. "You know I don't tell anybody anything you tell me! Nothing leaves our talks in the garden!"
"Then how come Serenity knows that I want to fence?" I whirled to glare at him.
Mamoru was surprised yet again. "Moshi moshi, I didn't even know that." He grinned. "It's the wonders of my wife. She knows everything. BUT! BUT! I didn't tell her ANYTHING, you understand?"
"Hai, hai..." I sighed. "Well, I've got to hurry. Orders from the princess, you know." I continued down the hall and Mamoru went the way he was originally going.
My errand in the kitchen was quickly finished. I paused in the hallway and glanced down towards the throne room. I suddenly had an urge to go talk to Serenity. I hurried back to my room."
Luna was sitting in front of my door when I got there. "The queen wishes to see you. I am here to escort you."
I blinked and slowly grinned. "Okay, let me put on some nicer clothes." I went into my room and dug deep into my closet. I unearthed my navy blue formal dress. It was off the shoulder on one side. The skirt was full and reached the floor, dragging a little bit. I slid on my silver sandals and ran a brush through my hair.
"Hayaku, you're too slow," Luna accused, trotting off towards the throne room.
I followed her, scuffling along with much difficulty in my sandals.
Serenity was sitting on her crystal throne when I entered. I bowed low and she smiled softly. She gestured to the chair next to her. "Come sit down."
I climbed up the stairs tentatively, my skirt rustling. I sat down and sat with my back rigid.
"Relax," she said soothingly. "I'm not going to hurt you or anything."
Though her tone was much like she was talking to a dog, but it set me at ease and I leaned back in the chair.
Serenity was studying me. "You look different all dressed up like that. You look slightly majestic."
I blushed, as usual. I made a mental note to practice not blushing.
"What I wanted to talk to you about is fencing..." Serenity tugged at one of her long pigtails. "I wouldn't usually let anybody besides the moon soldiers study and practice fencing, but. Well, it depends if you really want to fence or not."
My eyes were huge. I crossed my arms and dug my nails into them to keep from screaming yes. "I really, really, really would like that!"
"There will be SOME consequences, however..." The corners of Serenity's mouth twitched. She saw my face fall. "First, you'll have to move to the balcony room to be close to the practice fields.
My jaw dropped. The balcony room was the nicest room after the other planets' queen's guestrooms. It had a beautiful stone balcony that looked out over the garden and even had a staircase down to the garden.
"And you'll have to start to eat more. Our training program is tough. From now on you will eat with Endimion, ChibiUsa, and me."
I was becoming dizzy. "You can't be serious! Why me?"
Serenity smiled triumphantly and ignored me. She had gotten the response she wanted. "Oh, and you'll be needing nicer clothes if you wish to dine with us every night."
"Ohi-sama, are you certain I won't be a pain?" I crossed my fingers behind my back.
"Oh, of course not. I know that Mamoru is the only person you really have conversations with. With the balcony going into the garden you can talk to him whenever you need to.
My opinion of the queen skyrocketed right then. Here I was, an unknown, mysterious girl whom people had the knack to ignore, only talking to Mamoru... And she wasn't jealous or angry. She trusted her husband entirely, and, of course, I didn't blame her. He was more like a brother or a father to me, not a friend, but Serenity never had any suspicions that he and I had a love affair. Serenity knew he or I would never fall in love with one another. Our relationship just didn't work that way. "A million "thank you"s, Ohi-sama!"
"Oh, and you're to call me Usagi."
I gasped. "I'm sorry, my queen, but that I cannot do!"
"Oh, please, you must! I want us to be friends." Serenity held out her hand. "Deal?"
I took her hand and shook it. "Deal." I stood up.
"Oh, one more thing. You may not, in any way, shape, or form, fall in love with Masao." Serenity was looking at me with a serious expression on her face.
I paused and looked at her confusedly. "Who is Masao?"
Serenity blinked. "Oh, yes... Well, you'll find that out in due time. Just remember my orders."
"But." I caught myself from questioning her and bowed. "Arigato."
"Okay, then, I'll see you tomorrow for shopping!"
My protest was caught in my throat and I hurried back to my room.
