Sailor Moon
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
BY: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Thirteen:
Chi swung the broom around in her arms, a wide smile on her face. "This is so great!" She said
her enthusiasm barely contained.
Usagi looked over at her, a dripping wet rag held tightly in her hand. "Yeah, great." She said
sarcastically and turned back to the blackboard.
"Aw come on Usako it isn't that bad." Chi said now leaning against the wall next to Usagi.
"Besides I wasn't talking about the clean up detail."
Usagi smiled and looked at her friend happy to see that she regained her spirits, after the night
she had spent at her house Usagi couldn't help but worry about the girl. "Then I guess your
talking about what Mamo-chan asked you?"
Chi nodded her wide smile never leaving her pale features. "I just can't believe he asked me to
move in with him!"
Usagi threw the rag into its bucket and looked at her job on the blackboard. "Well that's just
Mamo-chan, he may not look like it but he's thrilled to have family again."
"Yeah I know." Usagi could hear the faint ping of regret in her friend's voice.
"Still haven't told him?"
"How can I?" Chi said looking over at Usagi, her eyes begging for help. "I mean he was shocked
just to find out he had a sister in this life."
Usagi shook her head as she picked up the bucket of water and headed for the door. "He'll
understand, trust me." She said smiling as she slipped into the hallway, leaving Chi alone. "I
just wish I could." She whispered as she made her way to the cleaning closet, words of a
stranger chanting in her mind. Wife.
Chi watched as Usagi left the classroom, then turned back to her broom and continued sweeping.
"I bet it has something to do with his mysterious daughter." She mumbled still wondering about
the girl that both her brother and Usagi kept referring to.
Makoto waited outside of the collage, leaning against the cool stonewall that adorned its
entranceway. She watched as people passed her, waiting for Shinneri to make himself shown. She
didn't know if she was being to forward, or if he'd be mad about her showing up at his school,
but really she didn't care, she just wanted to see the man that swept her off her feet the night
before at the club.
A shadow rested over her, breaking her away from her thoughts and bringing her back to reality.
She smiled at the tall dark haired man that stood only feet away.
"Hello Mamoru-kun." She said brightly.
Mamoru nodded and leaned against the wall beside her. "Is everything alright?" He asked, his
voice as cool as always.
She could feel the heat rising in her face and nodded, but couldn't risk telling him. It was bad
enough Minako had followed her all day during her date with Shinneri, but if Usagi knew!
"I'm just waiting." She finally said, and looked over at Mamoru to see he was smiling, his gaze
still at the clouds.
"Well that was nice of you Mako . . ."
"Not trying to pick up my girl are you Chiba?"
Makoto jumped away from the wall to see Shinneri walking towards them. "Hi." She said meekly.
Mamoru looked at her, then at Shinneri. "What do you mean your girl?" He said, his voice
growing cold.
Shinneri shrugged, and walked over to Makoto placing his arm around her, bringing her closer to
him. "As in girlfriend." He said smiling.
Mamoru turned away and started to walk away. "Be careful." He said, little warmth was in his
voice.
"Don't worry I will." Shinneri said as he slipped his hand into Makoto's, making her gasp at the
suddenness.
"I wasn't talking to you." Was all Mamoru said as he disappeared around the corner.
Shinneri bent down to kiss her, but she pulled back, she had known Mamoru to long to just ignore
his words. "What did he mean?" She asked, looking into Shinneri's dark eyes.
Shinneri looked away towards were Mamoru had headed. "Don't really know." He looked back at
her, and she could feel herself blush as he held her in his eyes. "He doesn't really like me
that much." He bent down to kiss her again, she didn't resist him this time.
Ami sat on the floor in her living room, her feet crossed under her. Her hand quickly jutting
down notes as she read through her advance spacal physics book.
She could hear the door opening and looked up her eyes growing wide. "Mother!" She gasped. "Why
are you home?"
Her mother smiled and put down a bag of groceries that Ami had failed to notice. "Being head of
pediatrics does have its perks." She said smiling as she removed her jacket, and walked into the
kitchen.
Ami stood and followed her mother into the open kitchen, leaning on a counter, her mouth dropping
as her mother dropped an apron around her neck. "You still like that Italian food right?" She
asked as she fished through cabinet after cabinet looking for various items.
Ami nodded, her eyes still wide from amazement. "Yes, why?"
Her mother turned back, the cooking sheet she had been looking for in her hands. "Because I'm in
a real mood for veal?" She said smiling and turned to the oven. "Besides." She added. "I took
your advice, I forgot how interesting that book was."
Ami could feel tears welling in her eyes; she wiped them away and shook her head. "I'm glad you
enjoyed it."
She looked over at her mother from across the table and saw a woman she hadn't seen in years.
Here sat a woman who looked to be enjoying herself, a woman who had the time to be with her
daughter. Ami smiled, she finally had her mother back after so long. "Thank you." She said
softly. "For everything."
She could she the reaction in her mother's eyes, how much her words had meant to the woman.
Finally she nodded and went back to her food.
"There's a seminar this weekend." Her mother said as they ate. "It's in Kyoto, I've been
invited to attended."
Ami looked down at her food. "Oh, that's nice." She said sadly.
"I can bring a guest." Her mother said. Ami looked up to she the large smile on the woman's
face. "It's at a really great resort."
Ami couldn't help but smile.
Chi adjusted the box in her hands as she held the door open. "Are sure this is alright!" She
yelled down the hallway.
"For the hundredth time yes!" Mamoru shoot back as he appeared at the door.
"But you had to change apartments." She said setting down the box in the empty living room. She
looked over at Mamoru as he looked over the new larger apartment.
"Don't worry about it, I couldn't have you staying with me in a one room could I?" He looked
over at her and smiled.
She shook her head and headed back toward the door. "I guess not Oni-chan, but we better hurry
we still got my apartment to clean out." Behind her Mamoru groaned.
Usagi stood up, and dropped the packing tape on the box, she ran her hand across her forehead,
and looked at her work, surprised at how fast she had managed to pack up Mamoru's kitchen. She
smiled to herself, proud of the job she had done.
"Hey good job." Someone said behind her, as arms wrapped around her waist. She smiled, and
leaned back, her body pressing up against her love.
"Thank you." She said softly.
"Just one question." He said, his voice sounding light. "You did remember not to pack anything
in the frig, right?"
Usagi hissed and elbowed him in the gut. "Jerk." Mumbled.
"If you to are done." Came Chi's voice from the next room. "We still have a lot to do."
"What have I done?" Mamoru groaned as he broke away from Usagi.
"It was your idea." She said smiling as she followed him into the living room, were Chi stood
leaning two boxes against the wall.
Usagi walked over and took one of the boxes away from her friend and headed toward the door. "So
what does the new place look like?"
"You'll see soon enough Usako." Chi replied, once again reminding Usagi of how much Chi and her
brother were alike.
Micheru smiled as she looked over the pictures, a small sad laugh escaping her as she looked at
the one of her, Haruka, and Usagi from the last Spring Festival. Outside she could hear Setsuna
and Hotoru talking quietly, and she was thankful that they were giving her this time. She didn't
know if she would ever get her Haruka back, she didn't even know what was really causing them all
to slowly lose there powers over the elemental magics of the earth. She sighed and picked up
another picture, this one of her and Haruka at the beach right after what had happened with
Pharaoh Ninety. All she knew was that she wanted to be with her love, no matter the cost to
herself.
People surged around her, body against body, their warmth spreading to all they touched. Minako
watched them from their center, her body moving with the music that blazed around her, lights
flashing, smoke rising in mist. She smiled enjoying this chance to really free herself, to
forget everything about who she was and just be what she knew, deep down, she was, a free spirit.
I can give you that. A soft voice spoke in her mind.
The dancing slowed the music waning into nothingness, everything suddenly felt different. She
looked through the dancers the hundreds of people that shared the small floor with her, but none
looked real, all looked to be part of a dream, all save one. At the edge of the floor a tall
pale woman stood, her red hair flowing, dancing with the silent music, her bright green eyes
staring into Minako's.
I can give you anything you want. Spoke the soft voice in her mind again, the woman's lips
moving with the words.
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
BY: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Thirteen:
Chi swung the broom around in her arms, a wide smile on her face. "This is so great!" She said
her enthusiasm barely contained.
Usagi looked over at her, a dripping wet rag held tightly in her hand. "Yeah, great." She said
sarcastically and turned back to the blackboard.
"Aw come on Usako it isn't that bad." Chi said now leaning against the wall next to Usagi.
"Besides I wasn't talking about the clean up detail."
Usagi smiled and looked at her friend happy to see that she regained her spirits, after the night
she had spent at her house Usagi couldn't help but worry about the girl. "Then I guess your
talking about what Mamo-chan asked you?"
Chi nodded her wide smile never leaving her pale features. "I just can't believe he asked me to
move in with him!"
Usagi threw the rag into its bucket and looked at her job on the blackboard. "Well that's just
Mamo-chan, he may not look like it but he's thrilled to have family again."
"Yeah I know." Usagi could hear the faint ping of regret in her friend's voice.
"Still haven't told him?"
"How can I?" Chi said looking over at Usagi, her eyes begging for help. "I mean he was shocked
just to find out he had a sister in this life."
Usagi shook her head as she picked up the bucket of water and headed for the door. "He'll
understand, trust me." She said smiling as she slipped into the hallway, leaving Chi alone. "I
just wish I could." She whispered as she made her way to the cleaning closet, words of a
stranger chanting in her mind. Wife.
Chi watched as Usagi left the classroom, then turned back to her broom and continued sweeping.
"I bet it has something to do with his mysterious daughter." She mumbled still wondering about
the girl that both her brother and Usagi kept referring to.
Makoto waited outside of the collage, leaning against the cool stonewall that adorned its
entranceway. She watched as people passed her, waiting for Shinneri to make himself shown. She
didn't know if she was being to forward, or if he'd be mad about her showing up at his school,
but really she didn't care, she just wanted to see the man that swept her off her feet the night
before at the club.
A shadow rested over her, breaking her away from her thoughts and bringing her back to reality.
She smiled at the tall dark haired man that stood only feet away.
"Hello Mamoru-kun." She said brightly.
Mamoru nodded and leaned against the wall beside her. "Is everything alright?" He asked, his
voice as cool as always.
She could feel the heat rising in her face and nodded, but couldn't risk telling him. It was bad
enough Minako had followed her all day during her date with Shinneri, but if Usagi knew!
"I'm just waiting." She finally said, and looked over at Mamoru to see he was smiling, his gaze
still at the clouds.
"Well that was nice of you Mako . . ."
"Not trying to pick up my girl are you Chiba?"
Makoto jumped away from the wall to see Shinneri walking towards them. "Hi." She said meekly.
Mamoru looked at her, then at Shinneri. "What do you mean your girl?" He said, his voice
growing cold.
Shinneri shrugged, and walked over to Makoto placing his arm around her, bringing her closer to
him. "As in girlfriend." He said smiling.
Mamoru turned away and started to walk away. "Be careful." He said, little warmth was in his
voice.
"Don't worry I will." Shinneri said as he slipped his hand into Makoto's, making her gasp at the
suddenness.
"I wasn't talking to you." Was all Mamoru said as he disappeared around the corner.
Shinneri bent down to kiss her, but she pulled back, she had known Mamoru to long to just ignore
his words. "What did he mean?" She asked, looking into Shinneri's dark eyes.
Shinneri looked away towards were Mamoru had headed. "Don't really know." He looked back at
her, and she could feel herself blush as he held her in his eyes. "He doesn't really like me
that much." He bent down to kiss her again, she didn't resist him this time.
Ami sat on the floor in her living room, her feet crossed under her. Her hand quickly jutting
down notes as she read through her advance spacal physics book.
She could hear the door opening and looked up her eyes growing wide. "Mother!" She gasped. "Why
are you home?"
Her mother smiled and put down a bag of groceries that Ami had failed to notice. "Being head of
pediatrics does have its perks." She said smiling as she removed her jacket, and walked into the
kitchen.
Ami stood and followed her mother into the open kitchen, leaning on a counter, her mouth dropping
as her mother dropped an apron around her neck. "You still like that Italian food right?" She
asked as she fished through cabinet after cabinet looking for various items.
Ami nodded, her eyes still wide from amazement. "Yes, why?"
Her mother turned back, the cooking sheet she had been looking for in her hands. "Because I'm in
a real mood for veal?" She said smiling and turned to the oven. "Besides." She added. "I took
your advice, I forgot how interesting that book was."
Ami could feel tears welling in her eyes; she wiped them away and shook her head. "I'm glad you
enjoyed it."
She looked over at her mother from across the table and saw a woman she hadn't seen in years.
Here sat a woman who looked to be enjoying herself, a woman who had the time to be with her
daughter. Ami smiled, she finally had her mother back after so long. "Thank you." She said
softly. "For everything."
She could she the reaction in her mother's eyes, how much her words had meant to the woman.
Finally she nodded and went back to her food.
"There's a seminar this weekend." Her mother said as they ate. "It's in Kyoto, I've been
invited to attended."
Ami looked down at her food. "Oh, that's nice." She said sadly.
"I can bring a guest." Her mother said. Ami looked up to she the large smile on the woman's
face. "It's at a really great resort."
Ami couldn't help but smile.
Chi adjusted the box in her hands as she held the door open. "Are sure this is alright!" She
yelled down the hallway.
"For the hundredth time yes!" Mamoru shoot back as he appeared at the door.
"But you had to change apartments." She said setting down the box in the empty living room. She
looked over at Mamoru as he looked over the new larger apartment.
"Don't worry about it, I couldn't have you staying with me in a one room could I?" He looked
over at her and smiled.
She shook her head and headed back toward the door. "I guess not Oni-chan, but we better hurry
we still got my apartment to clean out." Behind her Mamoru groaned.
Usagi stood up, and dropped the packing tape on the box, she ran her hand across her forehead,
and looked at her work, surprised at how fast she had managed to pack up Mamoru's kitchen. She
smiled to herself, proud of the job she had done.
"Hey good job." Someone said behind her, as arms wrapped around her waist. She smiled, and
leaned back, her body pressing up against her love.
"Thank you." She said softly.
"Just one question." He said, his voice sounding light. "You did remember not to pack anything
in the frig, right?"
Usagi hissed and elbowed him in the gut. "Jerk." Mumbled.
"If you to are done." Came Chi's voice from the next room. "We still have a lot to do."
"What have I done?" Mamoru groaned as he broke away from Usagi.
"It was your idea." She said smiling as she followed him into the living room, were Chi stood
leaning two boxes against the wall.
Usagi walked over and took one of the boxes away from her friend and headed toward the door. "So
what does the new place look like?"
"You'll see soon enough Usako." Chi replied, once again reminding Usagi of how much Chi and her
brother were alike.
Micheru smiled as she looked over the pictures, a small sad laugh escaping her as she looked at
the one of her, Haruka, and Usagi from the last Spring Festival. Outside she could hear Setsuna
and Hotoru talking quietly, and she was thankful that they were giving her this time. She didn't
know if she would ever get her Haruka back, she didn't even know what was really causing them all
to slowly lose there powers over the elemental magics of the earth. She sighed and picked up
another picture, this one of her and Haruka at the beach right after what had happened with
Pharaoh Ninety. All she knew was that she wanted to be with her love, no matter the cost to
herself.
People surged around her, body against body, their warmth spreading to all they touched. Minako
watched them from their center, her body moving with the music that blazed around her, lights
flashing, smoke rising in mist. She smiled enjoying this chance to really free herself, to
forget everything about who she was and just be what she knew, deep down, she was, a free spirit.
I can give you that. A soft voice spoke in her mind.
The dancing slowed the music waning into nothingness, everything suddenly felt different. She
looked through the dancers the hundreds of people that shared the small floor with her, but none
looked real, all looked to be part of a dream, all save one. At the edge of the floor a tall
pale woman stood, her red hair flowing, dancing with the silent music, her bright green eyes
staring into Minako's.
I can give you anything you want. Spoke the soft voice in her mind again, the woman's lips
moving with the words.