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Summary: AU. Usagi is mute. She has never been very good at making friends and enjoys being alone. But, one day her life is turned upside down when her mother forces her to make friends by forcing her out of the house. How will she deal?
Author's Note: This is my first fanfic. Comments and suggestions are appreciated. As with pretty much every author please read and review. I would also like to say thank-you to those who have read and reviewed my story.
Nessa- Thank you and I shall continue writing.
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Chapter 4- QuestionsHow could he be so mean? And in front of Motoki too. Granted I didn't know either of them very well, but that was no reason for him to embarrass me. I mean the nerve of him! He had no right to discuss my private business with others.
"Usagi!" I heard someone hiss. I turned around and saw a cat dart back through an alley.
Luna. Now I could ask her about the other Senshi.
"Usagi, I was going to come get you from the arcade. We need to talk." Luna said with some urgency in her voice.
For some reason her comment only enflamed the anger that had started when Mamoru had made fun of me. She thought I was some sort of child that needed to be taken care of and walked home. As though I couldn't take care of myself.
"Usagi, hurry we must go back home so we can speak in private." Luna said urging me forward.
I followed reluctantly; I wasn't supposed to be home for 30 minutes. My mother would be furious with me. I stopped walking.
Luna turned around when she realized I wasn't following her.
"Usagi, don't make me tell you again," She said.
Was she scolding me now? "I'm not supposed to be home for another 30 minutes," I signed to her. I decided to keep my thoughts to myself, at least for now.
"Very well. We'll go to the park," Luna said leading the way.
I followed. Now not only was Luna not honest with me, but she saw me as a child that needed to be cared for instead of an adult that could be trusted. Wait, was that the reason Luna hadn't told me about the other Senshi, because she thought of me as a child that couldn't handle such a large secret. But, if that was the case why did she bother making me Sailor Moon?
Luna's POV
I quickly led Usagi to the park. I know I shouldn't have kept this from her, but I knew if I would have told her about the other Senshi she would have refused to become Sailor Moon outright. And, that I could not allow to happen. She was humanity last hope. If she didn't step take action the world, as we knew it would end.
I looked back over my shoulder at her. She was deep in thought. I wondered what she was thinking about.
I studied her for a few seconds. She seemed different. Not extremely different, but her aura had changed slightly. Something had happened today that had affected her severely.
I wonder what it was…
Usagi's POV
By this time we had reached the park. I found a nearby bench and sat down. Luna immediately jumped into my lap.
"Usagi, I have not been truly honest with you." Luna said, "There are other Senshi besides yourself, four others in fact."
She paused there expecting me to be shocked but I just stared at her waiting for more.
"It looks as if the Dark Kingdom will begin to pick up the pace now. I have been finding more and more traces of their energy everywhere I go. Before now, it was not necessary to awaken the others, but I'm afraid that now you will need them more than ever to defeat the Dark Kingdom. This is why I agree with your mother, Usagi, it is important now that you learn to communicate with others. I don't care if you are mute; it is just an obstacle we will have to overcome. You can write down what you would like to say at first or sign it and I will translate for them, until they learn sign language themselves then you can just use sign language to speak with them. Do you understand me Usagi?"
I nodded. Should I tell her I already knew who the other Senshi were? Should I ask her about Artemis? I decided to wait awhile.
"Good now all we must do is find the other Senshi." Luna looked relieved when I didn't protest. I had already decided to be adult about this. We were talking about the fate of the world here. Even if the other Senshi did ridicule me, I would deal with it and move on. My feelings of discomfort and worthlessness were not worth risking the lives of billions of people over. I would have to sacrifice the wall I had built around myself in order to help the greater good.
I would become a casualty of war.
I gasped as I looked at my watch. I was late for dinner. I stood hastily knocking Luna to ground. I signed that I was late and rushed home, Luna followed close behind.
I reached my house within five minutes. When I peaked into the windows I found my father pacing the living room floor.
He was yelling at my mother.
"What were you thinking making her do this? What if something has happened to her? What if she's hurt and needs help? She can't call out if someone attacks her or if she needs help. Ikuko, you should have discussed this with my before you decided to send her off into the world without help." My father was furious.
"Calm down Kenji she is only 15 minutes late you know Usagi. And besides I am hardly sending her "out into the world" I just sent her to the arcade. There will be plenty of people to see if someone tries to hurt her. And, if she doesn't show up in 15 minutes you can drive down there yourself and pick her up. She needs to learn Kenji. She needs to see that not all people are as bad as she thinks they are. And that will never happen if we let her hide here all day. She needs friends. People she can talk to about her problems. People she can confide in. She has built walls around herself and if we don't do something soon to try and break them down, we might lose her forever." My mother was almost desperate by the end.
"She isn't you Ikuko. Not everyone is as social as you were in school. If Usagi chooses she does not want to make friends then you cannot force her into it." My father said angrily. Then he turned and left the room.
After he had gone my mother softly said, "I don't want her to be like me. I want her to find herself." Then she stood and went into the kitchen, I assume, to put dinner out onto the table.
Ikuko's POV
I knew he would reach that way. That is why I didn't tell him. Maybe he could take Usagi's withdrawal, but I could not. I could not stand by and watch my little girl fade away from me.
I know Kenji just wants to keep her safe. So do I, but not at the cost of her happiness. I don't know if she thinks the world she has built for herself will make her happy. But, I do know that it won't.
I was not doing this because I wanted Usagi to be more like me. I was doing this to help my daughter find her happiness. I don't care if it costs her safety. What good if life if you can't enjoy it?
Just then Usagi walked through the front door.
Usagi's POV
I just stood there outside. My parents had had an argument. About me. I never knew they cared about me that much especially my mother. I always thought she was disappointed in me because I wasn't popular and pretty. But she was never disappointed in me; she just wanted to help me. I decided I would try harder to make friends with the girls from the arcade. This would serve two purposes; it would make my mother happy to see that I had made friends and was happy and, it would help me to find out more about them as Senshi.
With this newfound determination, I plastered a smile on my face and walked briskly through the door.
"Usagi darling, you're home. How was your day?" my mother had practically run to the door when she heard it open.
Keeping the smile on my face I signed back to her, "Fine, is dinner ready?"
I could see hope shining in her eyes. "It will be ready in a few minutes, why don't you go up stairs and freshen up. You can tell me about your day at dinner." She said. The hope was in her voice as well.
I nodded then took my things up stairs. Luna followed me up. "I'm going to do some research regarding the Dark Kingdom and the other Senshi. I will return later tonight." She said. And with that she jumped out the window and climbed down the tree.
I changed out of my school uniform and into some more comfortable clothes. I was careful to put my transformation broach safely in the drawer of my vanity so that no one would touch it. I then heard my mother call that dinner was ready, so I washed my hands and headed down stairs.
I had barely made it down stairs when my father pounced on me. "Did they hurt you? Are you all right? Don't worry sweetheart you won't ever have to go there again."
I smiled at my father's display of emotion. "Don't worry, Daddy," I signed to him, "I'm all right, and it wasn't that bad."
We all sat down to dinner. I could tell my mother was just begging me to tell her what happened. Finally she couldn't take it anymore. "So, Usagi how was school?" My mother asked.
Oh no! That test! I had totally forgotten about it. "I got a bad grade on my test, mother," I signed.
"Oh don't worry sweetheart, you'll do better next time I'm sure." She said with a smile.
I looked up at her in shock.
" I want to know about the rest of your day, Usagi. How was the arcade?" She was practically in my plate she was leaning over so far.
"Well…" I signed, "I met some nice girls there, but they couldn't stay for very long. One of the boys that works there is very nice as well."
"That's wonderful Usagi." She was beaming now.
"Well Ikuko?" My father said. "Now that you know she is capable of making friends, will you let her be?"
"No I want to go back," I signed quickly.
My parents stared at me in shock.
"Usagi, are you sure? You don't have to if you don't want to." My mother said carefully.
I had made up my mind.
"Yes," I signed, "I want to go back, learn about the people there, perhaps make some friends. It was fun."
I would make my mother proud of me.
Once dinner was finished, I helped my mother wash the dishes and cleaned up dinner.
" I am very proud of you Usagi, you have made me very happy today." My mother was beaming at me.
I smiled at her and went upstairs.
Luna was waiting for me up there. She looked worried.
I gave her a look that said, "What's wrong?"
"Usagi there has been another attacked we must hurry." She said seriously.
My eyes grew wide. I quickly went to my vanity took my broach and climbed down the tree outside my window.
This would be a long night.
