Snow White Kitten -- by Sailor Moon 1980
Part Two: The New Guest
"Meow...." Usagi meowed as she awoke on the warm chest of Mamoru. She looked down and remembered why she was meowing, she was a small white kitten. She rose and stretched on his bare chest. Doing this tickled him and he slowly woke up. He looked over at the clock on the wall and cursed. Usagi looked at him.
"I'm late. This is the most important thing and I'm late!" He quickly picked Usagi up and ran into the other room. He tried to wake Chibi-Usa, with a lot of coaxing he was finally able to wake her. "We must go to Rei's temple. Please get ready." Chibi-Usa nodded and began to get ready. Usagi was perched on Mamoru's shoulder and nuzzled his neck gently. Chibi-Usa came over and gently petted the kitten.
"Where did she come from, papa?" Mamoru explained she was at the window last night. He reached up to remove her from his shoulder, but she scurried over his back to the other shoulder. He smiled quizzically at the strange little kitten. He went into his bedroom and laid out some clothes. He walked into the bathroom and started the water running. The kitten leapt from his shoulder onto the counter, and curled up on it. It looked like a little fluffy snow ball. He stepped into the shower.
Usagi turned her head away before he stepped into the shower. It wasn't right for her to look, he didn't know she was in the room. She felt embarrassed and excited at the same time. But then she thought about the fact he was about to leave. She couldn't let him leave her, she needed to get to the temple.
Mamoru stepped out of the shower and dried off. He went into his bedroom and looked around. The kitten was no where to be found. He got dressed and looked over to his nightstand. The kitten stood staring at the picture of himself, Chibi-Usa and Usagi. He walked over and the kitten jumped in fear. He calmed her and placed back on his now clothed shoulder. Usagi looked back at that picture, what a happy day that had been, they had all gone to the park and fed the ducks. ~ Nothing could ruin that day, even when it began to rain, it just made it more beautiful. I have to find a way to get back to normal. ~ She began to cry, not tears but a low crying sound came from the kitten.
Mamoru looked as the kitten shook. He placed her in his arms and slowly quieted her. "Shhh... It's all right, are you sad about something?" He spoke in low monotones as you do to an upset child. Usagi calmed, at least she was with him, whether he knew it or not. The slow petting was now making purr. ~ That feels nice. ~ He continued to whisper nice things to her, he slowly returned her to his shoulder and walked out of the bedroom.
Rei was waiting on the steps of the temple. No one had arrived yet. She was to wait for them before she was to read the fire. She was shocked Mamoru had not arrived. He was a wreck for the last week since Usagi's disappearance. ~ How could he over sleep? ~ Just as she thought this his red sports car pulled up. Chibi-Usa bounded out and a raven harried man stepped out. They walked up the many steps to the top where Rei waited impatiently.
"Rei" Mamoru reached the top. The kitten hadn't budged from his shoulder. He had tried to leave her but she dug her tiny claws in his coat and wouldn't budge. He decided it was all right to take her along. Besides he liked her. She made him happy, something that only happened truly when Usagi was around. Since the kittens arrival he hadn't felt as empty, like he had when Usagi first disappeared.
Rei jumped back as Mamoru came closer. She produced the paper she uses to ward off evil spirits and lunged it towards the kitten. Usagi laughed on the inside, ~ This is how I first met Rei, we had gone to the temple and she attacked me because she sensed something from me. ~ Usagi willed her to remember that. Mamoru waved his hand at Rei, who lowered the paper and looked up at him.
"None of that Rei, she is just a kitten." Usagi dug her nails into his shoulder. He slightly yelped. "What was that for, Usa?" The kitten loudly meowed.
"But, Mamoru, don't you feel it, she is no normal kitten. Kittens don't send off that amount of psychic vibes." Mamoru looked to the kitten. She meowed loudly again, almost as if she were trying to form words.
"Rei, she isn't evil though, I felt it last night too, but something about this kitten.... I just can't put my finger on it." Usagi stood up on his shoulder and leapt, right on to Rei's shoulder. She gave a start but the kitten was merely nudging her cheek. Usagi tried to send Rei a message, but all it did was calm Rei down. At least she's not banishing me like an evil spirit.
Usagi jumped again onto Mamoru's shoulder and laid down.
"OK, OK! Affectionate isn't she, you are a pretty little kitty, aren't you?" Rei rubbed under the kittens tiny chin. A content meow came from the kitten. "Maybe we should ask the fire about you? What do you think, Mamoru?" Mamoru nodded and then pointed to the bottom of the steps. The outer and inner Senshi were trudging up the steps.
Rei sat at the fire and was concentrating. The inners were sitting directly behind her. The outers were standing behind that, with Chibi-Usa. Mamoru stood by the door, with Usa the kitten. Luna stood next to Rei, Artemis laid near Minako, and Diana took her place on Chibi-Usa's head. Diana absently looked at the new kitten, she wanted to be friends. Usagi smiled to herself, ~ That's so sweet. ~
Rei asked the flame where Usagi was, no answer, but when she asked about the kitten the strangest thing happened. Usagi's face appeared in the flames. Then the kitten, then Usagi. Mamoru gasped. He took the kitten from his shoulder, the others had turned to look.
"Are you Usagi?" The kitten began to wiggle and meow loudly. "If you are Usagi Meow twice?"
"MEOW MEOW!!!" The kitten loudly said. Everyone gasped, they all ran to their princess, whether she was a kitten or not, it was still their princess. The outers bowed in respect.
Usagi waved a paw at them to stop.
"That's Usagi all right, she never was one for formalities." She purred and sighed a sigh of relief.
"Now what do we do about you?" Rei stepped forward and gently took the kitten form Mamoru...
End Part Two