A/N: Wow, getting the third chapter out so soon, I'm so excited! Spring Break is the perfect time to write! …..Oh my god, does this mean I have no life? Nooooooooo! lol Wait….oh my god! Another life crisis! I just realized I never put on a disclaimer…please don't sue me!
Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon , Inuyasha or Marilla Night, just my ideas.
Raining Blood Red Moon: I'll put Souta in the story, but I'm not so sure about Kagome. She'd kind of in the way (sorry!). I might be able to fit her in somehow though, so watch out for her!
Princess Silver Serenity: Yeah, Mrs. Higurashi's awesome alright. I wish my mom was like herjust kidding!
:laughs nervously as mom glares:
Setsuna-3000: I'm hurrying, I'm hurrying!
Hoshiko Megami: Thank you! Interesting name, by-the-way. Does Hoshiko mean anything?
Mayla: Sure! I've put your character in the flashback, so enjoy! There's an explanation in the notes on the bottom for you.
Pure-sweet: Thank you for being such a faithful reader! 3 Hope you're satisfied with this chapter!
Flame Ivy Moon: :teary-eyed: that's so sweet! thank you!
Arigatou again for reviewing, you guys! You really make my day!
Listening to:
True Light by Miyamoto Shunichi
My Last Breath by Evanescence
Taking Over Me by Evanescence
Broken by Evanescence
Revealing New Destinies
Chapter 3: Saddening Reminiscence
This fragile existence I live in, seems so small compared to the endless expanse of the everlasting future.
Eight years later…
Sunlight streamed through the open window. Going past the pink curtains, the sunlight landed on the face of Usagi Higurashi. Golden bangs framed her heart-shaped face, the rest of her hair pooled around her. Golden brown ears sat atop her head, twitching slightly. Presently she was sleeping peacefully, completely unaware, until….
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beeeeep...
The blanket rustled as Usagi sleepily opened her sapphire blue eyes, strange irises shaped within their depths.
Beep. Beep. Beeeeeeeeeeeep.
Rolling over, she reached out to turn off the alarm. Blinking, Usagi sat up, rubbing at her eyes. Opening her mouth in a huge yawn, she glanced at the clock.
OH MY GOD!, Usagi screamed in her mind, scrambling in a mad rush to get out of bed. This only managed in her getting tangled in the sheets, thus ending with her falling flat on the floor. Ignoring the pain of her flattened nose, she leaped up, running out of her room.
I'm going to be so late! Usagi groaned, jumping down the steps two at a time. It's already 8:00!
She thundered down the stairs, skidding to a stop in the kitchen.
"Oh, ohayo Usagi," Mrs. Higurashi looked up from the stove. "Did you have a nice rest?"
'Mom,' Usagi signed, an exasperated look on her face. 'It's so late! How come you didn't come wake me up?'
"Well your brother's sick, I had to take care of him. I suppose I lost track of time. Sorry,"Mrs. Higurashi apologized, a care-free smile on her face. Usagi sweatdropped.
'I'm going to go get ready for school,' she informed her mother. 'No breakfast for me today!'
"Okay, honey. Just make sure not to trip on the stairs again."
'….Yes mom.'
After going back up the stairs (she did indeed trip, much to her mother's amusement), Usagi paused by a table in the hallway. On top of the table was a picture of her mother and father, smiling into the camera.
Morning mama, morning papa, Usagi thought, smiling at the pictures. I'm off to school soon, still clumsy as ever. I can't figure out why, though. She frowned. Something just seems off balance…oh well. I have to get dressed now or else I'll be late for school. Smiling one last time at the pictures of her parents, Usagi went into her room to get ready for school.
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Usagi ran through the streets of Juuban, praying that she wouldn't arrive late again, her hair streaming out behind her. She had finally, after plenty of frustration, managed to get her hair up in the "meatball" style when she was younger. This had paid off, because the buns wrapped around the ears on her head, the "spaghetti" part hiding the fact that her ears weren't in their appropriate places. The hair around her actual ears, however, proved to be troublesome.
The hair muffled sound and, despite her better-than-average hearing, Usagi had some trouble understanding what her teacher was saying during class. This ended up with her getting in trouble a lot. The wrath of Haruna-sensei is really something to be feared, she thought.
Pausing at a streetlight, Usagi took a chance to catch her breath, looking around her. She was surprised to see that other students were, like her, late to getting to school. Their uniforms were different from hers, however, and she didn't know whether or not their schools had different times.
Hmm, that's strange, Usagi thought, staring at their uniforms. That's Kakyu middle school's uniform. I'm pretty sure their tardy bell is the same as ours….Usagi froze. A strange prickling sensation had started on the back of her neck. She was being watched.
Her eyes darted back and forth, trying to see who was watching her. As the light turned green she crossed the street, on guard all the way to her school.
Hidden in the shadows a man smiled, red eyes glittering as he watched his target.
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Once she was safely within the confines of her classroom, Usagi breathed a sigh of relief. I wish I could have found out who was watching me, she thought, glancing outside the window. Apparently, she wasn't late for class. For some reason, the clocks in the school had said that it had just turned 8:00……Usagi suspected that she'd have to have a talk with Souta after school about her alarm clock. Probably changed my time so I'd wake up earlier, Usagi thought dryly. She smiled. Annoying, but sweet. A tap on her shoulder brought her out of her thoughts and Usagi turned around.
"Morning Usa!" Makoto chirped, smiling brightly.
Usagi smiled. Makoto had been her friend for awhile, ever since Usagi had found out she made great snacks (she had a big sweet tooth). Since then they'd gotten to know each other and had become really good friends.
'Good morning Mako-chan!' Usagi signed slowly, so that Makoto could understand. The girl had kindly learned sign language so that she could understand her friend. 'Is Ami-chan here today?'
"Yeah, she's talking to Sensei about something. I couldn't understand a word she said,"Makato answered, a confused look on her face. Usagi giggled.
Miss Haruna walked into the room and everyone stood up.
"Good morning Sensei," they chorused, bowing.
"Hai, good morning class. You may take your seats," Miss Haruna said.
Ami slid into the seat beside Usagi, Makoto on Usagi's other side.
"Good morning Usagi-chan," Ami greeted.
'Good morning,' Usagi signed back. Being the genius that she was, Ami had learned sign language fairly quickly after becoming friends with Usagi. 'How's Mina-chan?'
"She's doing fine. My mom say's she'll be released from the hospital tomorrow."
Usagi nodded in relief. Minako was her other friend. Cheerful and outgoing, Minako always brought laughter to the group with her antics and forgetful phrases. Recently, she had fallen down the stairs at Rei's shrine and broken her ankle. She had been sent to the hospital that Ami's mother worked at. Usagi was relieved that her friend had not been seriously injured and would be released soon.
Minako did not take well to learning sign language. "It's so hard to understand!" she had exclaimed after several lessons. Usagi had to stick to basic letters in their conversations, which made them twice as long. However, Ami and Makato were always nearby to help translate what she said. They truly were wonderful friends.
Should I tell them? Usagi thought as she watched her friends conversing. They've been so nice to me and yet…Can I risk losing them? Her eyes clouded in sadness. I made the mistake when I was younger, I won't do it again.
With a troubled mind, Usagi turned to the front of the classroom and listened to Miss Haruna.
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"Usagi-chan! Over here!"
Turning around, Usagi smiled at her friend. 'Konnichiha Mari-chan!' she signed, walking toward her.
At ten years old Usagi still couldn't believe she had made a real friend. She had worried over and over again about what people would think if they found out her secret. Scared, she barely ever talked at school, receding into a shell. But still, there was one person who never stopped trying to be her friend.
Marilla Night (known also as Mari) waited patiently at the lunch table. She was adopted into a family like Usagi, only her parents were a rich couple. Mari was taught many things ever since she was little, including playing the piano, violin, and learning sign language. This was one reason why she and Usagi had become friends so quickly. She barely ever talked about her personal life and chose not to share what had happened to her parents. This suited Usagi fine because she didn't want to discuss her past…
Usagi sat down at the lunch table Mari was at, opening her lunch.
"Finally, you made it!" Mari smiled, tossing her brown braid over her shoulder. Usagi thought it was a shame that Mari kept her hair in a braid. She would have looked really nice with her hair loose. Blue-eyes glittered playfully as she reached for Usagi's lunch.
"Oden again?" she exclaimed after she had snatched away the bento box, Usagi's attempts at keeping her away failing.
'I really like oden,' Usagi signed, blushing.
Mari giggled, handing the box lunch back to Usagi. "I know you need your daily dosage of oden," she cooed, patting her on the head. Usagi glared at her playfully, sticking out her tongue. Mari retaliated, sticking out her tongue also, before turning back to her lunch of snacks.
Usagi stared as she watched her friend consume the fattened sweets. 'I can't believe you can eat that much without getting fat,' she signed, her face full of mixed emotions, not knowing whether to be in awe or disgusted.
"I haff aw faff mefaboim," Mari spoke through her stuffed mouth.
At her friend's raised brow, Mari swallowed her food. "I have a fast metabolism," she translated.
Usagi nodded, 'Right…'
"Hey—what's wrong with your hair?" Mari questioned, putting down her chips.
Usagi began blushing again. 'I did my hair myself this morning,' she signed, embarrassed.
Usually Usagi let her mom do her hair in the mornings, but today she had wanted to try it herself, not allowing her mother to help.
"Ehh? Honto?" Mari exclaimed. "No wonder the buns look lopsided!" she teased. She grabbed a pigtail for emphasis.
Usagi yelped. 'That hurts…!' Mari gasped. Usagi stiffened as she felt her hair come loose, slowly revealing her deepest secret. In the coming breeze her ears twitched out in the open.
"Wh-what are those…?" Mari gaped, staring bewildered at Usagi's strange appendages.
Usagi closed her eyes in pain at her friend's next words.
"Usagi…what are you?"
Usagi bowed her head, bangs shadowing her eyes. 'I'm sorry Mari-chan…' She turned and ran off, leaving behind Mari frozen in shock.
Usagi didn't return to school that week, nor would she ever again. When Mrs. Higurashi heard from Usagi that somebody had found out her secret, she packed up their bags and moved away. Usagi had been surprised to see that her mother had panicked so much. For reasons unknown, she wouldn't tell Usagi why she'd been so anxious.
That day Usagi left behind her first friend.
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"Tsukino-san….Tsukino-san….TSUKINO-SAN!"
Usagi snapped out of her reverie, grimacing as she faced the annoyed teacher.
"Please pay attention during class and do try not to fall asleep again, Tsukino-san," Miss Haruna said, a vein pulsing on her forehead. Usagi stared guiltily at her desk, nodding. At that moment she was saved as the bell rang. Miss Haruna sighed.
"Class dismissed," she said, turning around and walking back to her desk. There was a mad scramble for the door, students laughing their relief that the tiring day had ended.
"What's wrong, Usa?" Makato asked, concerned as Usagi continued to stare at her desk, a distant look on her face.
Usagi shook her head, smiling up at Makato. 'I'm fine,' she reassured, standing up to gather her things. As her friends continued to look concerned she laughed. 'You guys worry too much! I'm fine.'
"Okay Usagi-chan," Ami smiled. It was unlike Usagi to be sad, she must have been seeing things. But she could have sworn she'd just seen a heartbroken look on her face….
They walked out of the school, chatting. Usagi forced a laugh, hoping it sounded normal. I can't burden them with my problems, she thought. They've done so much for me already.
As they reached the street corner they went they're separate ways.
'Sayonara!' Usagi signed. They waved back at her calling out their goodbyes as well. Usagi turned around, only to run into someone. She stepped back, blushing. Agh, stupid Usagi! She scolded herself, bowing her apologies.
"It's alright, I should have watched where I was going," a deep voice said above her head. Suddenly she felt cold. Usagi looked up, startled to see red eyes staring down at her. She blinked. No…the eyes were brown. She had run into a middle-aged man. Amazingly, he had very long black hair and was dressed in a business suit. Feeling uneasy for some reason, Usagi bowed once more before hurrying away. She shivered in the hot summer sun.
Brown eyes turned red as they watched her walk away. He smirked. Beware…hime.
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Yes, I'm done:music plays in background: Wow, seven pages! Okay, a note to Mayla: I'm sorry, I kind of had to change your character a bit. Sorry! I know you made her really loyal, and she is! She was kind of in shock of finding out that Usagi was a hanyou. It's just that Usagi didn't really give her a chance to do anything else. I'm sorry I couldn't make her a main character.
Ok, well, when I'd read fanfiction, I'd always find words I didn't understand, so I've translated the Japanese words for you!
Japanese Translations:
Arigatou: Thank you
Ohayo: Good Morning
Chan: used at the end of someone's name, someone you're close to
Sensei: Used as 'Teacher'
Hai: yes
Konnichiha: hello
Bento: box lunch
Oden: a Japanese stew
Honto: really
San: used at the end of someone's name, meaning miss, Mrs., Ms., or Mr.
Sayonara: goodbye
Hime: princess
Ok! I hope you guys are satisfied with this! Next chapter, Usagi gets sent to the Sengoku Jidai (Feudal Era)!
EDIT: Thank you Lacrea Moonlight for correcting my mistake!
