Sailor Moon
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
By: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Sixteen:
The air was cool against her face; a soft breeze blew by her promising more rain. She really
didn't care, her mind was elsewhere. Chi sat on the roof of the school, overlooking as the
students left for the day, watched as most walked and ran cheerfully away. She stood and started
toward the door, noticing that Usagi was waiting for her, a soft smile on her face.
"Still worried about tonight?" Usagi asked as she walked over, throwing her arm around her
friend.
Chi just nodded, she knew saying it would make it reality to her. She still didn't know how she
was going to tell him.
"Don't worry." Usagi said softly, and squeaked her. "Trust me when I say Mamo-chan is very open
minded."
Chi looked toward her and smiled. "Thanks Usako." She whispered.
Mamoru walked out of his school into a downpour of rain. Sighing he stepped away from the
stairwell and started toward his car. Despite the rain he walked slowly, wiping strands of hair
away from his eyes every so often.
He stopped as soon as he saw her sitting on her bike; she was so still her eyes even through the
visor stared unblinking at him. He walked closer raising his hand in greeting. "Haruka what are
you doing here?" He asked, his mind almost instantly going to Usagi.
She raised her visor and he could see the faint traces of a smile. "Actually." She said her
voice unusually light. "I was going to challenge you to a raise." She paused and lifted her
hand letting the rainfall into her palm. "But then this happened." She laughed.
Mamoru smiled. "Well if you want I can give you a lift back to your place. Its dangerous to
ride in the rain."
Haruka laughed, and slapped his Shoulder. "When have you knowing ME to not be dangerous?"
"True." Mamoru laughed. "Well I should be going."
Haruka looked disappointed for a second, then smiled and flipped down her visor. "Well I'll get
you next time." She started the bike and gave him one last look. "Ja!" She yelled as the bike
started down the street.
Haruka sped through an intersection, ignoring the red light. Water splashed around her, soaking
her riding clothes. "Damn." She hissed as she skidded around a corner disappearing into the
downtown district.
Ami looked out her window into the gray clouds. She had hoped it would have been a nice weekend,
but at least she would be spending time with her mother.
Turning back to her bag she continued to pack, making she had precisely everything she would
need.
There was a knock at the door, and before she could speak her mother entered.
"Need any help dear?" She asked walking over to the bed, and picking up a bathing suit Ami had
hoped to use at one of the resorts pools.
"I though girls your age only were those bikini things." Her mother said smiling as she laid it
back on the bed.
Ami could feel herself going red. "Mother!" She squeaked and shoved the bathing suit into her
bag.
The older woman laughed, and sat down on the bed next her daughter, forcing Ami down with her.
"Ami I haven't spent much time with you." She said with a soft smile. "So I need to catch up
on poking fun at you!"
Ami growled and her mother stood. "All right, I know when I'm not wanted." She walked to the
door and turned. "Hurry up though, Kyoto is a long drive."
Ami nodded, and went back to her packing. After a few minutes she knew her mother hadn't left,
laughing nervously she looked back up. "What?"
Her mother smiled and shook her head. "Nothing." She said simply and left, closing the door
behind her.
Usagi set in the booth sipping her milkshake. Chi sat across from her, twirling her straw
through her's.
Putting the milkshake down Usagi called over to the waitress. "Get me two big slices of cheese
cake." Usagi said happily. The waitress nodded and disappeared to her other rounds.
She looked over at Chi and smiled. "Come on you got to love cheese cake!"
Chi's dark eyes looked up at her then shoot back down to the milkshake. "I don't know." She
said finally taking a gulp out of her milkshake. "Is it strawberry?"
The rain had lightened up a little by the time the two girls had left the café. Usagi looked up
at the clearing sky and could just see the moon through the heavy clouds.
"We should hurry, Mamo-chan's probable home by now."
Chi nodded, and the two girls started off toward the apartment.
Hotoru leaned against the balcony railing, looking out into the gray night. She took in a breath
and closed her eyes, letting the smell of the wet air clear her mind. She loved the smell the
city had after it rained; it smelt so clean and fresh. Sighing she turned to walk back in when a
creak of thunder sounded in the distance. Turning back around to look out over the city she
watched as bolt after blot of lighting struck in the park.
A large smile covered her face as the realization hit her. Running back into the apartment she
through on her coat and was heading to the door when Setsuna stopped her.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
Hotoru sighed in aggravation, she wanted to go! She had to get there. "She's here!" She
yelled. "If you want to come then hurry up!"
"Who's?" Setsuna went to ask but had her jacket thrown at her.
"I'll tell you on the way." Hotoru said as she bolt through the door. "Now hurry up!"
"Hello!" Makoto screamed into the darkness for what seemed like the millionth time.
A small sliver of light appeared from a few feet away, almost blinding her. She could here
something be pushed through.
"I'm sorry." Came a familiar soft voice. "You got to understand Mako-chan."
Makoto crawled over to the light, finding a tray food lying there. Slowly the light disappeared
and she once again found herself in darkness. Leaning up against the wall she started to pick at
the food.
Minako leaned against the cold metal door, her hands shaking. Slowly she pushed off and started
to walk down the long hallway. She stopped at the stairs and looked back, her eyes fixing on the
door towards the end of the hall. Shaking her head she turned back and started up the stairs
toward the sounds of the nightclub.
"Forgive me Mako-chan." She whispered as she opened a door and walked into the crowded club and
her body moving to the music.
Chi paced nervously in the living room of her apartment, her eyes shooting toward the door every
few seconds. Sighing she fell onto the couch next to Usagi.
"I can't do this!" She moaned, looking to her friend for advice.
Before Usagi could answer the door opened and Mamoru walked in. Chi could feel Usagi's hand
squeezed her own. Breathing in deeply she stood.
"What's up?" Mamoru asked as he took off a soaking wet jacket, letting water drip to the floor.
"Well first off." Chi said smiling, glad that he had so nicely giving her the upper hand right
in the beginning. "You can start by not letting your jacket drip on my floor."
Usagi laughed in the background, and Chi couldn't help but let out a slight laugh herself.
Mamoru hissed and grabbed his jacket hurrying into the bathroom to hang it in the shower.
"You sound like my mom!" Usagi laughed as they waited for Mamoru to come back in.
Chi looked back at her friend and stuck out her tongue. The situation didn't seem so bad all of
a sudden.
Mamoru walked back in, he had changed out of his wet clothes and was running a towel through his
hair.
Chi went to speak but nothing came out.
"I'll go make some tea." Usagi said.
Chi sighed in relieve, glad her friend was buying her time.
"I'll help." She managed to say.
Setsuna had barely stopped the car when Hotoru jumped out. Sighing she looked back at Micheru
who only shook her head.
"Kids." She mumbled as got out of the car.
Hotoru ran trough the darkened park ignoring the pain in her side; the only thing she cared about
was getting there, to make it before she left. She came to a stop at the far side of the lake in
the park's center, and slowly began to walk toward the boathouse. She heard Micheru and Setsuna
come up behind her. She stopped and turned to them a sigh escaping her lips. "I think she
left."
"Never!" Came a familiar voice from behind them.
Turning Hotoru saw a tall woman walk out from behind the trees, her long pink hair flowing behind
her in the soft wind.
"Hey Hotoru." The girl said.
"Chibi Usa?" Hotoru asked in disbelieve.
The girl smiled, brushing some stray locks of hair out of her eyes. "Yep."
Hotoru smiled and ran over to her friend embracing her in a hug.
Behind her she could hear Setsuna and Micheru's astonished gasps.
Usagi set the tray of snacks on the table next the tea as she sat down beside Mamoru. She smiled
softly as he rest his arm around her.
Chi took her tea and almost downed it in a second. She looked over toward them and Usagi could
feel the girl was struggling to say.
Just say it. Usagi mouthed.
Chi nodded, and placed the empty cup back on the tray. "Mamo-chan." She started then took in a
deep breath. "I'm your sister."
Mamoru laughed. "Of course you are. I thought we covered this already."
Usagi could see the confusing on Chi's face. "I don't think that's what she means, Mamo-chan."
"Do you remember last night when I called you Endymion?" Chi continued.
Mamoru stopped laughing a serious look covered his face. All he did was nod.
"How do you think I knew that name?"
"Oh god." He mumbled, and shook his head. "You mean you were my little sister then too?"
Chi smiled nervously and shook her head. "Actually I was older then you."
"Why did the Queen send you?" Setsuna asked as she walked up to the two girls.
Usa broke away from Hotoru and smiled at Setsuna. "Well Hi to you to." She said sarcastically.
Setsuna smiled, and shook her head. "Sorry, but there's a lot going on. I had hoped . . ."
"Mom didn't send me back." Usa interrupted. "Father did."
"Why?" Asked Micheru as she stepped up beside Setsuna.
Usa shook her head. "He wanted me to stop something."
"Reflections of a Red Rose"
By: NeoMoon
Rated: PG-13
Chapter Sixteen:
The air was cool against her face; a soft breeze blew by her promising more rain. She really
didn't care, her mind was elsewhere. Chi sat on the roof of the school, overlooking as the
students left for the day, watched as most walked and ran cheerfully away. She stood and started
toward the door, noticing that Usagi was waiting for her, a soft smile on her face.
"Still worried about tonight?" Usagi asked as she walked over, throwing her arm around her
friend.
Chi just nodded, she knew saying it would make it reality to her. She still didn't know how she
was going to tell him.
"Don't worry." Usagi said softly, and squeaked her. "Trust me when I say Mamo-chan is very open
minded."
Chi looked toward her and smiled. "Thanks Usako." She whispered.
Mamoru walked out of his school into a downpour of rain. Sighing he stepped away from the
stairwell and started toward his car. Despite the rain he walked slowly, wiping strands of hair
away from his eyes every so often.
He stopped as soon as he saw her sitting on her bike; she was so still her eyes even through the
visor stared unblinking at him. He walked closer raising his hand in greeting. "Haruka what are
you doing here?" He asked, his mind almost instantly going to Usagi.
She raised her visor and he could see the faint traces of a smile. "Actually." She said her
voice unusually light. "I was going to challenge you to a raise." She paused and lifted her
hand letting the rainfall into her palm. "But then this happened." She laughed.
Mamoru smiled. "Well if you want I can give you a lift back to your place. Its dangerous to
ride in the rain."
Haruka laughed, and slapped his Shoulder. "When have you knowing ME to not be dangerous?"
"True." Mamoru laughed. "Well I should be going."
Haruka looked disappointed for a second, then smiled and flipped down her visor. "Well I'll get
you next time." She started the bike and gave him one last look. "Ja!" She yelled as the bike
started down the street.
Haruka sped through an intersection, ignoring the red light. Water splashed around her, soaking
her riding clothes. "Damn." She hissed as she skidded around a corner disappearing into the
downtown district.
Ami looked out her window into the gray clouds. She had hoped it would have been a nice weekend,
but at least she would be spending time with her mother.
Turning back to her bag she continued to pack, making she had precisely everything she would
need.
There was a knock at the door, and before she could speak her mother entered.
"Need any help dear?" She asked walking over to the bed, and picking up a bathing suit Ami had
hoped to use at one of the resorts pools.
"I though girls your age only were those bikini things." Her mother said smiling as she laid it
back on the bed.
Ami could feel herself going red. "Mother!" She squeaked and shoved the bathing suit into her
bag.
The older woman laughed, and sat down on the bed next her daughter, forcing Ami down with her.
"Ami I haven't spent much time with you." She said with a soft smile. "So I need to catch up
on poking fun at you!"
Ami growled and her mother stood. "All right, I know when I'm not wanted." She walked to the
door and turned. "Hurry up though, Kyoto is a long drive."
Ami nodded, and went back to her packing. After a few minutes she knew her mother hadn't left,
laughing nervously she looked back up. "What?"
Her mother smiled and shook her head. "Nothing." She said simply and left, closing the door
behind her.
Usagi set in the booth sipping her milkshake. Chi sat across from her, twirling her straw
through her's.
Putting the milkshake down Usagi called over to the waitress. "Get me two big slices of cheese
cake." Usagi said happily. The waitress nodded and disappeared to her other rounds.
She looked over at Chi and smiled. "Come on you got to love cheese cake!"
Chi's dark eyes looked up at her then shoot back down to the milkshake. "I don't know." She
said finally taking a gulp out of her milkshake. "Is it strawberry?"
The rain had lightened up a little by the time the two girls had left the café. Usagi looked up
at the clearing sky and could just see the moon through the heavy clouds.
"We should hurry, Mamo-chan's probable home by now."
Chi nodded, and the two girls started off toward the apartment.
Hotoru leaned against the balcony railing, looking out into the gray night. She took in a breath
and closed her eyes, letting the smell of the wet air clear her mind. She loved the smell the
city had after it rained; it smelt so clean and fresh. Sighing she turned to walk back in when a
creak of thunder sounded in the distance. Turning back around to look out over the city she
watched as bolt after blot of lighting struck in the park.
A large smile covered her face as the realization hit her. Running back into the apartment she
through on her coat and was heading to the door when Setsuna stopped her.
"Where are you going?" She asked.
Hotoru sighed in aggravation, she wanted to go! She had to get there. "She's here!" She
yelled. "If you want to come then hurry up!"
"Who's?" Setsuna went to ask but had her jacket thrown at her.
"I'll tell you on the way." Hotoru said as she bolt through the door. "Now hurry up!"
"Hello!" Makoto screamed into the darkness for what seemed like the millionth time.
A small sliver of light appeared from a few feet away, almost blinding her. She could here
something be pushed through.
"I'm sorry." Came a familiar soft voice. "You got to understand Mako-chan."
Makoto crawled over to the light, finding a tray food lying there. Slowly the light disappeared
and she once again found herself in darkness. Leaning up against the wall she started to pick at
the food.
Minako leaned against the cold metal door, her hands shaking. Slowly she pushed off and started
to walk down the long hallway. She stopped at the stairs and looked back, her eyes fixing on the
door towards the end of the hall. Shaking her head she turned back and started up the stairs
toward the sounds of the nightclub.
"Forgive me Mako-chan." She whispered as she opened a door and walked into the crowded club and
her body moving to the music.
Chi paced nervously in the living room of her apartment, her eyes shooting toward the door every
few seconds. Sighing she fell onto the couch next to Usagi.
"I can't do this!" She moaned, looking to her friend for advice.
Before Usagi could answer the door opened and Mamoru walked in. Chi could feel Usagi's hand
squeezed her own. Breathing in deeply she stood.
"What's up?" Mamoru asked as he took off a soaking wet jacket, letting water drip to the floor.
"Well first off." Chi said smiling, glad that he had so nicely giving her the upper hand right
in the beginning. "You can start by not letting your jacket drip on my floor."
Usagi laughed in the background, and Chi couldn't help but let out a slight laugh herself.
Mamoru hissed and grabbed his jacket hurrying into the bathroom to hang it in the shower.
"You sound like my mom!" Usagi laughed as they waited for Mamoru to come back in.
Chi looked back at her friend and stuck out her tongue. The situation didn't seem so bad all of
a sudden.
Mamoru walked back in, he had changed out of his wet clothes and was running a towel through his
hair.
Chi went to speak but nothing came out.
"I'll go make some tea." Usagi said.
Chi sighed in relieve, glad her friend was buying her time.
"I'll help." She managed to say.
Setsuna had barely stopped the car when Hotoru jumped out. Sighing she looked back at Micheru
who only shook her head.
"Kids." She mumbled as got out of the car.
Hotoru ran trough the darkened park ignoring the pain in her side; the only thing she cared about
was getting there, to make it before she left. She came to a stop at the far side of the lake in
the park's center, and slowly began to walk toward the boathouse. She heard Micheru and Setsuna
come up behind her. She stopped and turned to them a sigh escaping her lips. "I think she
left."
"Never!" Came a familiar voice from behind them.
Turning Hotoru saw a tall woman walk out from behind the trees, her long pink hair flowing behind
her in the soft wind.
"Hey Hotoru." The girl said.
"Chibi Usa?" Hotoru asked in disbelieve.
The girl smiled, brushing some stray locks of hair out of her eyes. "Yep."
Hotoru smiled and ran over to her friend embracing her in a hug.
Behind her she could hear Setsuna and Micheru's astonished gasps.
Usagi set the tray of snacks on the table next the tea as she sat down beside Mamoru. She smiled
softly as he rest his arm around her.
Chi took her tea and almost downed it in a second. She looked over toward them and Usagi could
feel the girl was struggling to say.
Just say it. Usagi mouthed.
Chi nodded, and placed the empty cup back on the tray. "Mamo-chan." She started then took in a
deep breath. "I'm your sister."
Mamoru laughed. "Of course you are. I thought we covered this already."
Usagi could see the confusing on Chi's face. "I don't think that's what she means, Mamo-chan."
"Do you remember last night when I called you Endymion?" Chi continued.
Mamoru stopped laughing a serious look covered his face. All he did was nod.
"How do you think I knew that name?"
"Oh god." He mumbled, and shook his head. "You mean you were my little sister then too?"
Chi smiled nervously and shook her head. "Actually I was older then you."
"Why did the Queen send you?" Setsuna asked as she walked up to the two girls.
Usa broke away from Hotoru and smiled at Setsuna. "Well Hi to you to." She said sarcastically.
Setsuna smiled, and shook her head. "Sorry, but there's a lot going on. I had hoped . . ."
"Mom didn't send me back." Usa interrupted. "Father did."
"Why?" Asked Micheru as she stepped up beside Setsuna.
Usa shook her head. "He wanted me to stop something."