Of Sunrays and Moonbeams

A Sailor Moon/Lord of the Rings fic

Author: Celestial DreamBlaze

Explanations and Council

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MINNA I LOVE YOU ALL. DOMO FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO WITHOUT IT.

I'd like to dedicate this chapter to:

Azhuraea Fluer and The Kuro no Tenshi.. Thanks for the advice.. We must have the same mind; I thought that too. and thanks for waiting. TA.. ::blushes:: thanks Eclipse of Starz .. you think I'm a great writer? ::blushes:: thank you.. Its also good to kno that readers are here for me. Peter Anderson.. I definitely am not gonna give this fic up.. ::blushes:: thanks, that was sweet, and I'm glad there are people like you who would wait. Sweet Roses.. ::blushes:: you guys must be flatterers.. thanks for thinking it was one of the best. Gekkani_Mosouka gomen for making u nuts with anticipation.. SilverStarlightAngel, Dragon, Bluejello, Aroden, Star0704, Cristina, Akiko, Dracana Luna, Sarah, Sylph-san, Mars Angel, Dakki, Mandy, Liriele starfire, Alexia Goddess, Fangboy, StarBlaze, Meredith, Jewelclaw Lady of the Wind, kat, alexz, Sere-chan, Lily_cat, Galexz, Ken-chan, Ladysaturn9, story reader, m_angel, Katlin Grace, Za Kaze no Nisou, AznAngel, Cloe.. thanks for bearing with me and waiting so long for the next chapter. Thank you also for reviewing and I'm sorry it took a long time. Mars Fire Goddess.. thanks, I really enjoy writing and I just might take up your offer. Silver Dragonfly.. that long? I think everyone would hate me by now.. maybe even you j/k :P DemonCatGirl.. its nice to know I'm not the only one. the crazed fanfic reader.. I don't wanna die!!! :P JLSCORPIO78akaScorpioNightShadow.. my chapter was that good?!!! I'm honored to have had that kind of response from you. thank you for liking my poem and thanks for the complement. I'm also sorry it took so long. L-Angel.. you may like my fic.. but I still think yours is better.. so there :P

And last but most certainly not the least :ChibiDimensionGuardian: ::giggles sheepishly:: your right --;;.. I have a notebook for things I have to put in/or could use.. n I mixed it up. ::puts hand behind back:: thanx for pointing that out. and plz.. no rabid elves and chickens. u gave me a nightmare that Legolas was chasing me and chickens were clucking at me too. weird. but then. I didn't mind the part where Legolas (I know he isn't rabid, but hey) caught up to me.. ::grins:: you all know what I'm talkin' a about..

Oh and those who reviewed and asked questions.. I'm sorry but I won't answer them.. they'll all be revealed in later chapters.. -.~ don't wanna spoil it.

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Usagi held Aragorn tightly, in disbelief that her dear brother was here. How she had longed for this moment to come true. And it did. 

Nothing could get any better than this.*

It didn't matter that he was alive and young, like they had been reunited ten years later instead of seventy-four. It didn't matter that before she knew him he seemed a bit distant and cold. All that didn't matter. What did matter was that he was here and she could see him again. It was the most overwhelming thing to experience. Her sense of loss receded and there was but only a tiny hole in her heart.

She wouldn't let go, not to breathe not for anything. If she did, she feared that he'd, or she'd, disappear and never see him again.

For who knows how long.

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How was it possible, he couldn't help but think, holding on just as tightly, Aragorn reflected upon the miracle that Middle Earth has graced him.

His sister was alive, pulling back to take a closer look at her, he gazed at how she had changed so much yet had changed so little.

He unraveled her hair, wanting to know its true length and took great care in preventing it from tangle; her hair hit the floor in soft waves due to her tight braid. Her hair, with the sun blonde color and moon silver streaks, the streaks were bolder now, the contrast of silver and gold so startling he could not help but fathom how he actually missed them.

She was taller, obviously, since last he seen her she was still a kid, but now she reached just above his shoulders. She was tanner than usual; it matched, before she used to have white skin, it appears he wasn't the only traveler in the family. She seemed to be very active too; small traces of toned muscle here and there; she used to be skinny, no matter the training she underwent with Haruka.

Her eyes were what changed the most, eyes that used to be so innocent and pure with its curiosity for the world, were now aged with wisdom and knowledge. Looking deeper, he saw pain, darkness, loss and sorrow swelled at its depth, hidden by the emotions of happiness and love, her eyes, though they knew pain and darkness, did not eclipse the look of purity and light as she always had held.


Usagi watched him, watched him gaze and look at her, memorizing her every feature, as she was doing to him.


He had changed; his dark brown hair now reached to neck length, his brown piercing soulful eyes tampered with pain and misery. His face looked solemn and sad, with an ominous stare that threatened to show its true self if persuaded to. His face shape became more rectangular, more prominent, long ago losing the soft edges he had as a boy. He was almost a head taller than her and dark skinned, due to his many moments out with the sun. His body became more buff and well muscled; though not as beefy, just right were he actually looked lean.

She smiled at him, touching his face, feeling, needing proof to know that he was real.

He watched her, her actions touching him, she was real, and her touch was real.

Getting out of her euphoric state, Usagi tries to form words to say.

"I. How. You." were all that got out.

Aragorn knew of what she talked about, the caress of her hand on his smooth cheek told him so. He too wondered why, but in this case, of her.

It was amusing, after all these years, he was still able to guess what his little sister was thinking or saying.

Amazing.

Smiling softly Aragorn explained how he was granted the ability to age longer than that of lesser men so he could help Middle Earth and someday find her.

Usagi smiled, leave it to him to be noble.

Again, Aragorn knew what she was thinking, he said, quietly, affectionately, with a soft gaze in his eyes, "it was because of you." He pulled something out from under his shirt, revealing a weather stained golden necklace, its original pendant was of a rare flower that you could only see on a full moon, but next to it was a silver pendant of a sword, a miniature version of his old sword to be exact.

He handed it to her; she smiled, remembering what she had done.

~~flashback~~

She had hurried to their spot, wanting to get the small picture very badly. Reaching the chest, she opened it and puts the picture in her cloak pocket. She closed the lid, only to open it again, her necklace, under the light of the full moon, had caught her eye, it looked like it would bloom. Taking the necklace, she gazed at it, deciding that Ro would need it. Looking inside herself, she looked to the light in her soul. Concentrating on that light, she gave a small spell she had taught herself.

Light of the moon, stars, and sun

Help me to make your beauty in one

Put a piece of my soul forever captured in its embrace

To help ease the pain that'll take over my brother's face

Oh three constancies forever in our lives

Take care of my brother till the day he dies

Cradle him in your care and keep him from harm

My moon, my star, my sun, my hope

The light in her soul seemed to shine brighter and brighter, then it winked out of her conscience and reappeared in her hand. In the new shining white silver sword pendant the words inscribed in Elven tongue, taken from her soul appeared in the front:

Bound by blood, Intertwined by string, Will we two always be.

Behind it, their names, Seren and Aragorn, written with gold letters burned through.

Satisfied, she put the new pendant with its sister, the flower, and places it back in the chest, in the middle for her brother to see.

With one last look, she closed the lid and left.

~~End flashback~~

"You still have it," she said softly looking back up at him.

To Usagi, it still looked beautiful, the same as it had been. It was a sacred treasure, forever to be held by her brother.

"How could I not, it was all I had left of you."

"I'm glad you kept it."

Aragorn says the one thing that plagues his mind, "where have you been?"

Eyes turn sorrow at the thought of the world and people she loved that she left behind.

"I—"

A kind elf had came to them then. "Excuse me," he spoke regretfully, knowing the importance of their conversation. "Master Estel, you asked of me to call you when the Hobbit Frodo awoke. He has awakened."

The elf left as quietly as he had come in.

Turning mournful eyes towards his sister, Aragorn sighed, as much as he hated to stop their private meeting, there were more urgent matters to discuss: such as what would befall the One. It was too dangerous to leave it in the land of Imladris, for not even the great city could keep the dark at bay for long.

"Come, we must see him," he told Usagi, taking hold of her hand and heading to see the hobbit that had become his friends.

Usagi followed, she understood, there would be other moments where they could talk and Frodo's health was more important.

The two siblings reached Frodo's room.

Aragorn sat by Frodo's side, Usagi behind him, hidden.

Frodo opened his eyes. Bleary figures caught his vision. "Who?" Focusing his eyes he realizes whom the first is. "Strider, what happened?"

"You fainted, we reached Rivendell in time for the elves to heal you."

Frodo felt his wound and could only register a small amount of pain. He sat up, his body aching from lying down.

Aragorn put a hand on his shoulder. "You should rest."

Frodo ignored him and sat up. "Is everyone all right?" He questioned, wanting to know if everyone was okay, he could barely remember what happened by the Ford.

"Yes, we only had to worry about you," Aragorn smiles at him, "I think there is someone you'd be happy to see again."

Aragorn moved to the side so Frodo could see the person clearly.

"Usagi!"

She smiled at the hobbit, glad to see a friend again, she goes to sit on the other side of the bed, and hugged him gently. "Hello Frodo, I trust you are feeling better."

Frodo looks at Usagi, blushing, still in awe at how fair she can be. He then looked down in guilt. "I'm sorry we left you Usagi, we weren't allowed."

Usagi took his hand, causing Frodo to look at her. "'Tis alright, I would have done the same thing."

Frodo didn't listen, his heart deep in regret. "But I shouldn't have! Something inside me told me you should have come, but I didn't listen."

Usagi listened patiently; after he was done, she smiled warmly at him, wanting to settle his remorse. "I'm here now aren't I?"

Frodo stopped, unsure what to say to that, then he frowned, how did she get here?

Knowing what he was thinking by the expression of his face, she said, "Gandalf took me here."

Merriment then exposed his features. "Gandalf is here?"

"Yes."

Brows scrunch up, Frodo wondered. "But how do you know him?"

"I met him a couple of days after you left, he explained the dark matters that went on."

Frodo looked at Usagi; she must really be something important for Gandalf to trust her so easily. He didn't mind because he liked Usagi very much and was glad that he didn't have to keep secrets from her.

He then looked back to Aragorn; he thought that Aragorn held a great dislike for Usagi. Every time he or the others mentioned her during their journey to Rivendell, Aragorn would frown and say something unpleasant about her.

Wait. How long was he out?

"How long was I asleep?"

"About 3 days."

"Oh. How is everything doing?"

"We don't know yet, we waited for you to awake then we'd discuss where the ring will go."

"Then let's go."

"Shouldn't you rest?"

"I've rested enough, I'm tired of resting."

"Very well, we shall get everyone together."

Aragorn and Usagi left Frodo to collect his thoughts.

Usagi watched, sitting silently and unobtrusively. They were in the same meeting room they had used when Gandalf and she had arrived.

Elrond started the meeting. "My friends, this is the hobbit Frodo, son of Drogo." He pulled Frodo up for everyone to see. "Great in heart for his journey over far to deliver a perilous task."

Then, Elrond introduced everyone present, pointing whom along the way. There were a few Usagi had not met and one caught her eye the most, who was he?

"—Legolas, messenger to his father, Thranduil, king of the elves of Northern Mirkwood."

A prince? Hmm... He was cute, Usagi thought; she then admonished herself for thinking such thoughts during the most inopportune of times.

Redirecting herself to the meeting at hand, Usagi barely managed to tear her eyes, and her thoughts, from the elf.

She looked around, hoping no one caught her staring.

No one did, she thought in relief.

But one did, Gandalf was a very perceptive wizard, he stared at her, what was it about this girl that kept his eyes on her. What puzzled him greatly was that Usagi and Strider were sitting next to each other and holding hands, noting that their hold would occasionally tighten, as if in reassurance. What had changed their relationship so quickly? It wasn't too long ago that Strider detested the fair lady, but now all that shown in the normally brooding man expression held nothing but adoration for the girl.

He too gazed around the room, it seemed he wasn't the only one taken by Usagi's fair presence. Almost everyone in the room gazed at her in interest, awe, astonishment and—wait? Was that captivation? Yes, some seemed to hold that too, but there was one who held it above all the rest.

Legolas.

He chuckled inwardly, it seemed the young Elven prince has a liking for Usagi and for her earlier prolonged stare she to he. Gandalf had to admit; they'd make a beautiful couple. Pale white-gold hair to Sun golden silver streaked hair, pale grey blue eyes twinkling with wisdom and age to sapphire hues darkened with happiness and curiosity, tall stature to a somewhat medium-short height, white skin to a tan gold. They complemented each other beautifully.

Again he laughed, everyone must be thinking what Strider—a ranger of the north, man of the west, the Dunadan (Is that correct? I always get those two mixed up)—was doing with a fair creature as Usagi.

Sighing, he again speculated on Usagi's behavior and wondered where she came from (apparently, he missed the drama earlier last chapter). During their trip, she had not revealed much of herself and only asked questions of Middle Earth. Like she wasn't from here or that, she had been gone for a long time.

One thing he knew for certain, she would play a major role in this perilous quest.

Gandalf broke out of his thoughts to hear Elrond draw to a close the old story.

"…Now you all know what happened at that Dark Age," Elrond finished gravely, who had spoken a tale of long ago, and how the ring was forged and the turmoil that came.

"Due to circumstances far greater than I, the One cannot stay in Imladris, the only other option is to destroy it and that means going to Orodruin and cast the One back into the fiery pits in which it was made."

Silence as everyone digested all the information they have heard. Almost everyone in the council had a say about the dark times that went on, but it was Frodo's tale that disturbed them the most. The One was back and so was The Dark Lord Sauron.

"Who will go?"

Arguments spread, all having problems with who would take the ring.

Boromir, son of Denethor, Lord of Minas Tirith, insulted Strider, the Ranger.

Usagi frowned at this, who was this man to judge a person he did not know?

Elrond answered Boromir's question, "he is Aragorn, son of Arathorn, descendant of Isildur Elendil's, son of Minas Ithil. Chief of the Dunedain in this north, and few are now left of that folk." ( ::blushes:: stole it from the book.)

Frodo cried astonished, looking at his friend with wide eyes. "The Ring is yours then."

Aragorn shook his head.

Boromir stared at Aragorn in anger; if he was the prince then he has... He gazed at the lady who held his hand. Looking intently at Usagi, shocking realization hit him. It couldn't be, she's been missing for more than seven decades, how could she just appear out of nowhere?! Especially at Rivendell?! What was she doing at an ELF village? Especially at a time like this, she wasn't supposed to be here.

It had to be her; Boromir thought wildly, no mortal could match her beauty. She looked the same as the pictures in the halls of their castle, just older. He remembered her, all people of Gondor knew her. The Elders knew her to be a fair and gentle princess that made the land prosperous, just like her mother, remembering her from their young days, children knew her to be a fairy tale and story for bedtime. He had always believed in them, and now she was here.

Everyone stares at Boromir, whose attitude had changed quickly.

Usagi looked to Aragorn, trepidation grasped her, unsure of what to do, Boromir had quickly stood and strided but a feet away from her and he now kneeled, his head bent.

"I.. Boromir what are you doing?"

He stayed knelt, showing loyalty to the sibling that he just affronted. "Princess, I am honored to meet you."

Everyone was thoroughly confused. Especially Elrond and Gandalf. Elrond was baffled how Boromir would know Usagi when Setsuna said that her princess was from an unknown location. Gandalf was confused to how Boromir connected Aragorn to Usagi when they had no relation.

Startled eyes flew back to Aragorn, Aragorn merely shrugged; he didn't know what to do.

Usagi kneels, facing him. "I am not who you speak of."

She didn't know what to make of this situation. Usagi honestly thought that everyone had forgotten her, she had been gone so long and a princess of Gondor for a short amount of time.

Boromir's head still bowed, refusing to meet her gaze. "My lady, only one has features such as you. You are our princess of long ago, the one who disappeared."

"That was a long time ago, I am not she anymore!" Tears pricked her eyes as she spoke with savage rawness. "I ceased to become your princess the minute I left and I do not deserve to be held in higher regard of you. You are the one who rules Gondor, who have kept our city from falling. Not I. You do not have to bow to me, I have done nothing but shame, I left, there is no need to give me such respect."

"You have done so much for our kingdom; you will and always will be our princess. Princess Seren of Gondor, daughter of Arathorn and Gilraen."

Seeing his stubbornness and refusal to acknowledge her plea, she touched his shoulder, speaking softly, "please rise Boromir."

He then rose.

Usagi got up; frustrating in her face, she had thought that that life was permanently left behind. She never knew she'd still be recognized after all these years, she didn't deserve it, didn't deserve to be the princess Boromir believed her to be.

"Why is it that you show much reverence to Usagi, yet despise Aragorn?" asked a baffled Frodo. The one girl they had encountered who seemed to know no one on Middle Earth suddenly had all sorts of connections to the people he met.

A bitter expression returned to Boromir's face, looking at Aragorn, he all but spat, "he left us, left us defenseless after our Queen passed. He ran away from his duties and made many of our people suffer for our vulnerable state."

Aragorn tensed, Boromir didn't know. He didn't know what it was like to be alone. "How would you feel if you were still mourning for the loss of your sister and your mother just died? Your family gone?! All alone and nobles and advisors pressuring you to take the throne, to be king?! I was still young. I wasn't supposed to rise to power so quickly. It hurt Boromir, it hurt for the one you loved most to be gone. When Ren disappeared from Gondor… I didn't know what to do. You don't know what it was like to not know where your sister was. I admit I was weak, I ran from my problems," he looked down, "I'm sorry for that, but I couldn't handle it. It was too much for me to take, so I left."

A look of understanding graced Boromir's face, now compassion filled his soul for his wounded king.

Nodding, he told Boromir, "It doesn't matter now, she has returned from where ever she went."

Aragorn looked relieved, it had been so long that he kept all he felt in; the weight of guilt and sadness ebbed.

Looking around, she now realized everyone was gazing at her, inwardly she sighed, frustrated.

Gandalf's, if it was possible, curiosity increased. Who was she truly? He had often gone to Gondor and its sub kingdoms and he had never heard of a Princess Seren. A sister to Aragorn at that.

Legolas watched, he couldn't explain the feeling, but when the truth of Aragorn and Usagi was revealed, he seemed to be relieved and relaxed. It was puzzling, like the truth allowed him to breathe. Who was Usagi to make him react this way, make him think things he's hardly ever thought about. He would have to find out.

Realizing that Usagi was indisposed, Aragorn answers the question that everyone seemed to ask.

"Ren.. Usagi is my sister, she is four years younger than I, she was a greatly cherished princess of the kingdom." Usagi blushes. "Everyone adored her and her caring nature. The people loved her especially for her unselfishness, belief of equality, and her infinite amount of giving.

"She…" he hesitated, Usagi gently took his hands and squeezed them in reassurance, he still couldn't go on, it was terrible.

Gathering her courage, she continued. "I. When I was fourteen, a sennight after my birthday, my guardian," she glanced at Aragorn, who tensed in anger, the betrayal still fresh, "…took me away. The place I went is unknown and I have been gone until now, returning with Setsuna's permission."

She was holding a lot of information back; everyone could sense there was more to it than that.

Elrond's curiosity was still there, but upon seeing Usagi's reluctant face he continued on the original task again asking who would destroy the ring, and again disagreements sprang forth.

"I will take the ring, though I do not no the way," stated Frodo to the quiet crowd.

"You will not go alone, as long as I am a ranger, you will have me as your guide," Aragorn told Frodo. "My sword is yours till all is done."

"As you will have my bow."

"My axe."

"If this is what's need to be done, then by Gondor, I shall follow," Boromir answered, not only for Gondor but to protect his prince.

It was settled, after much dispute, the fellowship of the ring was formed. With Frodo as the Ring bearer.

"You have me too, I shall help in any way I can. Middle Earth is our home, and I will not let it be destroyed by the darkness that plagues the shadows and threatens to break through the light," it was said so fiercely, that everyone had no doubt that she would do just that. Though a few were a bit stunned, a human girl would take such a perilous undertaking.

Aragorn was angry, Ren was following and he couldn't stop her, she could be stubborn as him some times.

It was then the other halflings decided to make their presence known, Gandalf heaving Sam from behind the rail and Pippin, Merry, and Hotaru appearing behind the columns.

"I'm coming along," said Sam, refusing to allow his master to go alone.

"Us too," came the twin reply of said troublemakers, Pippin and Merry.

"Me too, I'm coming to mama."

It seemed the two troublemakers were a bad influence to Hotaru, Usagi thought with a groan.

Usagi frowned; there was no way Hotaru was coming.

"Hotaru," she admonished.

"What," she lookeds at her mother innocently, acting like she didn't know what was going on.

She then pointed at the two defensively, her eyes shining innocently and pleadingly. "It was there idea!"

Usagi glareds shortly at the two grinning hobbits; they were definitely a bad influence.

Sighing, she focused her glare to Hotaru although it was somewhat softened. "You cannot come."

A familiar trait Usagi had just practiced on Aragorn appeared on Hotaru. "Yes."

"No," Usagi bit out adamantly.

"Yes."

"Tsukino Hotaru."

Hotaru gulped, Oh no, she thought, the full name, she was getting to close for comfort, she then did a last resort. "Please?"

Groaning, she bowed her head in defeat, 'I never should have taught her that.'

"Alright," she says resigned.

"Yes!!" Hotaru then goes up and high fives, something she taught them, the troublemakers, happy that she could follow, she would now be able to protect mama.

Despite the seriousness of the situation, all the other occupants of the room chuckled at their family dispute.

Elrond's eyes were filled with mirth. It had been a while since there was something to truly laugh about. He knew he should have been worried for the two girls but he wasn't. He knew the fellowship would protect them better than he could. Besides, it wouldn't do well for Hotaru to be here, although he liked the little girl, she had a darkness to her that would no doubt attract the Dark Lord. Something told him that Usagi would be the only one who could protect her well enough.

Much to her dismay, Aragorn smirked at her, now she knew what it felt like to be denied. Then again, he frowned, he didn't like this. His sister was coming and now his, he thought weirdly, niece was coming along also.

It was too dangerous for them.

Legolas looked on, eyes filled with contemplation, as much as he liked the idea of being close to the one that captured him, he did not like the fact that she would come along. Did she not think of the seriousness of the situation? Particularly when her daughter was coming, they were going to a place that held no room for a little girl.

He would have to persuade the girls not to. 

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Fate watched, all seemed to be going along smoothly. Now it was time to see the final stage. If their princess, their future queen, were lost in this dangerous task all would be lost. Not just Middle Earth, but the dimensions and universes that coexisted with it. She cursed Middle Earth, one of the few continents that had tough formidable enemies.

She could only hope, and have faith in her princess.

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*Of course things could get better!! U still gotta be paired up with Legolas ::grins::

Again minna, I'm sorry for the long wait, and I'm sorry if this chapter disappoints you readers. I did my best; I tried to put the emotions and actions in. but anyways I hoped this chapter satisfied those who were waiting in anticipation.

Please review.. It doesn't matter, be it a comment, opinion, flame, diss, anything.. As long as I get your ideas of what should be and not be in it. This way I can learn.

Much mahal and mahalo,

~~Blaze-chan

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