Hello Mina,
Obviously I do not own Sailor Moon or hold any rights to it. This is just a figment of my imagination that decided to become a story. This is my first attempt at a fanfic so please be gentle when critiquing. I hope you all enjoy. Jaa, here goes.
Christmas Past, Christmas Present Chpt. 1
Usagi hurried home by the usual route. Turning the corner onto her street she slowed her progress. The test she knew her mom was going to ask about was wadded up in her bag. Even with Umino's tutoring she still had gotten a low grade. She quickly opened the front door peering around for her mom. Not seeing her anywhere, Usagi quickly darted to her room. She sat her book bag down and took a look around. The pretty shade of pink was everywhere and everywhere were rabbits, decorating everything but the carpet. Thinking about the homework that awaited her made her sleepy so she laid on the bed and was soon sound asleep.
The next thing she knew, Luna landed on her chest with a heavy plop. "USAGI", Luna batted at her chin, "you must wake up." "We have a training session tonight." "How can you call yourself a scout if you are always sleeping?" Blinking up at Luna she yawned. "Okay, okay I'm up." Setting the cat out of the way, she sat up. Stretching her arms she noticed that it was much later than when she had fallen asleep. Listening for sounds of her parents, she noticed that the whole house was quiet. "Oh yeah, tonight is Sammy's Christmas program so they must have gone without me." She headed for the kitchen with Luna padding behind her. "You had better hurry Usagi, you know how Rei expects you to be late." Usagi nodded as she crammed her mouth with food. "Besides you know we have to get all the way to the cemetery." Nodding her head in agreement Usagi quickly finished stuffing her mouth and they raced out the door.
Arriving two minutes till the appointed hour, they were both breathing rapidly. No one seemed to have arrived yet. The Cemetery was shrouded in fog and eerily quiet. Suddenly looming out of the fog up ahead Usagi saw the girls. Luna nodded as she saw the white cat sitting nearby on a gravestone. "I think this will be a wonderful opportunity Artemis." "The fog leaves visibility at a minimum." Near by an owl hooted and they all jumped out of their skin and Rei gave a little squeal of fright. The dark foggy weather was affecting all of their moods. "Yeah I knew it was just an owl," Rei spouted off. The rest all gave a giant sweat drop knowing that Rei was trying to cover the squeal.
"Okay Mina here is what we are going to do." Artemis cleared his throat and continued, "I want you all to transform first and then you will separate and head off on your own." "Now don't worry about enemies, for the moment we just want to focus on moving quickly through the fog." "Use your senses, don't just stumble around, okay Usagi." Luna threw Usagi a worried look, "We don't need any injuries tonight." The girls all laughed breaking some of the tension.
The night rang out with yells all around. "…. Power Make Up!" The Cemetery was suddenly bathed in the colors of the rainbow as the girls each went through their own transformation. In the blink of an eye all was back as before and they all went off in separate directions. Usagi was going slowly picking her way around the gravestones. Humming softly to herself to break the silence, she stopped when she saw a rather odd glow up ahead. "It must be a trick of the fog, or maybe it is a trap set by Luna and Artemis to test me."
Thinking about it she grinned and kept on. As she walked closer she could see a person, although thefog left an indistinct impression. Usagi thought to herself, "It must be one of the girls." She noticed that it was colder here. "Probably because it is getting later in the evening." Suddenly she heard a sound that sent chills crawling up her spine. She paused mid step and cocked her head.
It sounded sad was her first thought. Then she realized it was sad, someone was weeping. "Mina?" No answer. "Makoto?" "Ami?" Still no response. "Rei quit trying to frighten me!" She walked closer and finally realized it couldn't be one the girls. The hair on the back of her neck stood straight up. Quaking in fright she walked even closer. The light now was becoming an eerie pink glow. Bathed in the light the woman who stood with her back to Usagi, made no move to turn around.
Usagi noticed the woman's hair first. It was long, black and hung near to her waist. At that moment the woman turned around to face her. Usagi froze in shock. The woman had to be one of the most beautiful people that she had ever seen. Her pale skin was nearly translucent and her eyes were a dark royal blue. Usagi could feel the pain in the depth of the lady's eyes.
The lady tentatively raised a pleading hand to her. "Please save my son. I know you. You have to help him." Usagi swallowed nervously, she could not think of a single thing to say. "You will know what to do, please help him escape the dark." The light began to dim and the woman slowly faded back into a nearby headstone. The lady's words hung on the fog eerily echoing for a moment. "Please!" Usagi nodded without thinking about it. Tears ran down her cheeks of their own accord. She stood once again alone in the dark trembling like a leaf.
As the trembling slowed with her heartbeat she walked over to the gravestone. It was worn and overgrown, the only part still showing was the C, the first letter of the last name. Usagi reached out and tentatively traced the letter with her finger. The stone itself was cold and felt as though it was still vibrating with some kind of energy.