Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon, I'm just borrowing.
Chapter 1: The Song of Past's Love
"Seiya? Seiya?"
No answer. Usagi pushed the door opened and looked around. It was quiet and not a soul was there.
"Am I early?" she asked herself aloud.
The clock at the corner reads ten o'clock.
"Seiya said ten o'clock, right?" she asked herself again.
Yes. Seiya did say ten o'clock. They're just late; the girls probably mobbed them again. She smiled to herself. Ever since the Three Lights came into the music scene, Seiya, Taiki and Yaten had been more popular than ever.
There isn't a girl in Japan who doesn't know the names of Seiya, Taiki and Yaten Kou.
And as the girlfriend of Seiya and a very close friend to the other Lights, I know how tiring their job is. Still the glamour of the music world was intoxicating. The Lights loved their work and Usagi is determined to be one hundred percent supportive for them.
Usagi started humming the tune of their latest single, it was called Search Your Love. She smiled as her hand automatically reached for her locket.
Sometime later, her eyes darted towards the clock. Ten fifteen. She was getting bored.
Another five minutes have passed and she let out a loud sigh. She scanned the room and her eyes stopped at the piano.
Taiki had been teaching her how to play the piano. She was bored and so she decided to practice a little to kill some time.
She quickly crossed the room to the piano, sat at the stool and started rummaging around for piano pieces.
"Nothing! Not a single piece is here!"
Usagi let out another sigh, this time a sigh of disappointment. Well maybe I can play it without any piece. She sighed again. If only I can think of something easy... something I know by heart...
Suddenly, a thought came into her mind. She sat up straighter and started playing a tune she remembers well from a distant memory... music from a dream she had countless of times before...
"I didn't know you're such a fast learner, Usagi," a voice said interrupting her own thoughts.
She stopped suddenly and looked at the direction where the voice came from.
Taiki was smiling at her by the door.
"Taiki, Yaten, Seiya! You're here."
They walked towards her. And Seiya came up to her and kissed her lightly in the lips.
"Sorry for making you wait," he said.
She smiled up at him and laced her fingers through his. "That's OK," she reassured him. She glanced at the clock and smiled at him innocently. "Thirty minutes is a lot of improvement since the seventy from the last time."
Yaten laughed. "We know how hard this must be for you," he said sympathetically. "So why don't you join us?" he asked not for the first time. "You have an angelic voice and I didn't know you could play the piano!" he finished.
This time it was Usagi who laughed. "No, I don't play the piano, but Taiki has been teaching me how."
Taiki beamed at her.
Seiya squeezed her fingers. "So, Odango, where did you learn that melody? It was beautiful. And you didn't even have a piece of it, you're great," he praised her.
Usagi smiled shyly, she tried to explain something that she herself found inexplicable. "Well... I've never really heard the song before. At least not in reality... but at the back of my mind, I can hear it playing over and over again. If I close my eyes and concentrate real hard, the song becomes more vivid in my memory. It's buried deep into my subconscious, and I don't know what it's suppose to mean." She closed her eyes, a dreamy expression on her face, "But what I do know is that I've dreamed about the song before. Many many times before. I don't think the dreams are all the same for I can't remember any of its details but I know the song... it was always there... hauntingly beautiful in the background." She opened her eyes and giggled shyly, seeing the reaction of the three. "I know it sounds crazy... you guys don't need to look at me like that."
Seiya shook his head. "No don't get us wrong, sweetheart. It's just your dream... it's just like ours," he explained.
Usagi was confused. "Yours? The song... you've heard it in your dreams too?"
"No we didn't hear that song in our dreams. But we had almost the same experience," Taiki explained.
Yaten added, "Just like you... we've dreamed songs many times before. Truth is that's how we compose our songs."
Seiya nodded and continued, "It's weird but not once did it happen, but many times before, we would wake up from a dream and not one of us remember what it was. All we can recall is the song playing in the background."
Usagi's eyes grew wide. "All of you having the same dream at the same time?"
Yaten shrugged. "We don't know if it's the same dream but what we know is it's the same song."
"That's true. You see, Usagi, it's really weird and funny when the morning after we start to make up a new song. One of us will realize it's the song from his dream. Then another says he heard it too, in his dream. Then the last would say he heard it too in his dream as well."
"Wow! That really is weird!" Usagi commented, amused.
"You could say that again," Yaten agreed.
Seiya nodded. He cleared his throat and went on, "Anyway, enough with this strange dreams, we have an appointment to catch. Taiki where will the photo shoot be?
"Studio 5 in about 15 minutes."
"OK then. Let's go," Seiya said.
The three nodded in agreement.
Usagi got out of the stool and Seiya offered his hand to her. She smiled at him and laced her hand with his.
As they started walking out of the music room, walking behind Taiki and Yaten, Seiya cleared his throat and asked her, "Odango, what do you feel when you... you think about that song?"
She thought about it for a moment. "Well, when I think about it, I feel so ... so ... I don't know ... melancholy, perhaps?"
"Melancholy..." Seiya mumbled seemingly distracted.
But Usagi didn't seem to notice. She disengaged herself from his grasp and stopped walking.
"Yes... every time I hear that song... I feel ... I feel melancholy... because it reminds me of a dream that though I couldn't remember, I can feel it is of great importance to me. I feel like I've forgotten a special part of myself... forgotten who I truly am..." Usagi said all of these in a daze. She didn't even have time to think, she let her heart speak for itself.
A warm hand reached for hers bringing her back to reality.
"My... you are such a romantic."
Usagi turned to Seiya. He smiled at her.
"Don't strain yourself. Stop thinking about it. If it's really important then I'm sure you'll find out soon enough," he soothed. "Just hang in there."
Usagi couldn't help but smile. "Yeah... you're right. I promise I won't think about it anymore."
Seiya's smile grew wider. "That's my girl." He leaned over and their lips met in a slow, soft and sensuous kiss.
It was a few moments before Usagi finally broke away. "Seiya, you're going to be late... again," she reminded him.
"OK. OK. Let's go."
Hand in hand, they walked towards Studio 5. Two lovers who seemed to be perfect in every way. Two young sweethearts bound by Fate herself...
"Endymion," a girl whispered in the darkness.
The guy turned and saw beside him the most beautiful creature he has ever seen.
"Serenity," he whispered back.
She smiled a bittersweet smile and extended her hand.
He looked down and saw that she was holding out her locket for him to take.
Slowly he took it from her. He opened it and soft mellow music filled the air.
She pressed both of her hands in her chest and looked deep into his eyes. She spoke slowly, "I want you to have it. The war would break out soon and you would have to go. I want you to have something to always remember me off."
"I won't need this to remember you. For I will no matter what. But thank you anyway, I know how much this locket means to you." He placed a gentle hand on her soft cheek, a look of longing in his eyes.
Serenity closed her eyes savoring the warmth of his touch. Blood rushed into her cheeks.
"Endymion," she whispered again, flying into his arms.
"Serenity," he murmured in her hair, pulling her closer.
They stood there for a while. Contented in each other's embrace. Hearing nothing but their own hearts beating in time with the soft beautiful music...
Kringggg. . . . Kringggg. . . . .
Chiba Mamoru woke up in a start. He reached for the alarm to silence it. He let out a heavy sigh. That dream again.
He shook his head and got out of the bed slowly and went straight for the bathroom. In less than 30 minutes, he had showered and was now fully dressed.
Taking his time eating breakfast, Mamoru's mind drifted back to his dream again.
What could it mean? I've dreamt about it a hundred times and I still can't figure it out.
He took a sip of his coffee and then a thought came and so he smiled softly. Not that I mind though. . . I love that dream. . . that girl . . .she's without doubt the most beautiful sight I've ever seen.
He closed his eyes and pictured the beautiful face of the girl who haunts his dreams.
Flawless porcelain skin. Small fragile body. Long blonde hair piled high up in her head. Angelic face. Rose red lips. And big cerulean blue eyes.
What are you trying to tell me, princess? He asked the image in of the girl in his mind.
She didn't answer of coarse, but as if he was still dreaming, she extended her hand to him.
The locket!
Quickly Mamoru left the kitchen and went straight for his room. Opening the top drawer of his bureau, he pulled out something.
I want you to have it. The war would break out soon and you would have to go. I want you to have something to always remember me off he heard the princess repeat.
Something to remember her off his mind echoed. You are the key to all of my questions. He closed his eyes and thanked the girl in his mind.
Slowly he opened his eyes, his fingers softly caressing the gold star-shaped locket.
"Yosh! We're done. Three Lights sugoi wa! Arigatou!"
Seiya, Taiki and Yaten in return praised the woman photographer for her wonderful job.
Usagi stood in a corner, waiting patiently for things to calm down. She caught Seiya's eye and waved at him.
He smiled at her and finally excused himself.
He went to her then caught her hand with his, he squeezed her fingers affectionately.
"Sorry for making you wait like that. It must be boring sitting around watching for two hours," he apologized.
She grinned at him. "No, not really. Watching you model is definitely not boring," she teased.
He leaned over and kissed the tip of her nose. "You nut." He cupped her face and gave her a sweet kiss. "So you ready for our date? What do you want to do first?"
She wrapped her arms around his neck and said seriously, "Well I don't know about you but my stomach's growling and shouting for some food."
He laughed and pressed his forehead to hers. "OK. Your wish is my command," he said in his best genie voice.
Their eyes locked for a moment, their lips inching closer. Usagi closed her eyes in anticipation of Seiya's next kiss.
"You two should probably stop that now."
Usagi opened her eyes and gave Yaten a dirty look. "Couldn't you wait to interrupt. . . maybe after we actually did something?" she asked pointedly at him.
Taiki laughed. "Don't get mad at him, Usagi. But if we didn't interrupt you two now, we cant interrupt you at all later after you two starts fusing at the lips," he finished grinning wickedly.
Yaten chuckled.
Usagi rolled her eyes. She untangled her arms around Seiya.
"OK that's enough, you two," Seiya finally said.
Yaten nodded. "Look, we know that today's special for you guys, its your second year anniversary, we're here to help."
"Yup," Taiki agreed. "From previous experiences, press and fans are probably waiting outside to harass us."
"So take our advice and let Taiki and I go out there first. Then you two can slipped out after you hear the coast is clear," Yaten finished.
Usagi and Seiya exchanged glances. Then their lips twitched into excited smiles.
"Sugoi! Arigatou," Seiya said enthusiastically.
Usagi threw her arms around Yaten. "Oh Yaten! Arigatou!"
Yaten chuckled again. "Anything for my favorite fan."
Usagi turned to Seiya and hugged him excitedly. "Oh Seiya, we can spend more time together today."
Seiya nodded happily. "Yeah. We could eat now too." He turned to his two cousins, "Thanks again. I owe you two."
Waving goodbye, Taiki and Yaten went on and let the mob harass them.
Hearing everything calming down aside, Seiya opened the door. Quietly, he and Usagi went outside. Suddenly they stopped.
A young photographer stared at them quizzically.
"Kou Seiya?" she inquired. She stared at their handholding. "So this lovely girl is your girlfriend?"
"Um . . . yeah. This is Tsukino Usagi," he mumbled.
Usagi raised her eyes and was surprised to see the woman smiling at her.
"You two are one of the most striking couple I've ever met. By the way I'm Shido Tomoe," she extended her hand to Seiya.
"Nice to meet you," Seiya said shaking her hand.
"The pleasure is all mine," she replied. "Look, I can see you two are in a hurry so I'll go straight to the point, I'm head photographer for the magazine called Teens, have you heard about it?"
Usagi nodded vaguely.
Ms. Shido smiled again, "Anyway, our next issue is coming out next week and we have an article that we're calling "Shining Lights." As its title's implies its about the Three Lights. . ." she went on explaining.
"So," Seiya prompted.
"Well if you don't mind, I'd like to take the picture of you two," she said finally.
"Our picture?" Seiya asked confused.
"Why yes. I'd put a caption about how good you two look together and maybe how the love life of the lead singer Kou Seiya affects the Three Lights. Now I know the inspiration behind those songs," she smiled at them knowingly. "Don't you want the whole world to know?"
Usagi and Seiya's faces turned bright red.
"I promise just one shot," she cajoled.
Usagi glanced up at Seiya and nodded. He smiled at her appreciatively.
"OK. We agree," Seiya said. "How should we pose?" he asked.
"Whatever you like. I'm sure you'd still look great," Ms. Shido said still smiling.
The two blushed again. Seiya put a hand around Usagi's shoulder. Then she leaned closer to him. They both gave their brightest smile.
A/N: WOW! That was long! Please tell me what you think of this loooong chapter. Please! I know you've heard this about hundreds of times before but its my first novel type fic! I'm open to any comments. So please review or email me at dvine0919@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance.
BTW can any of you guys tell me if the song, Moonlight Densetsu in the locket will only play for lovers destined for each other? You see I really have to know. I've read that somewhere and I was shocked! I never knew that. And please tell me if its just the NA Dub or/and if it applies to Japanese version as well. Another thing can anyone possibly tell me if Mamo-chan was a model? I've read that in some fics and I started thinking if maybe it was true and somehow I just didn't know. Tell me too if its just NA version or/and Jap version. (And please leave your name so I can thank you.)
Japanese translations:
Yosh! - OK!/Yes!
sugoi - great
Arigatou - Thank you