Hello all! Ura here with my very first Sailor Moon fic, YEA! This story has been bugging me since the 3rd season began but I just shrugged it off because I thought I was getting over the whole Sailor Moon fad… but I haven't.
So here you go! My first chapter to "Mistaken Identities"!
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--CHAPTER 1: Dreams of the Past
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She tossed and turned in her sleep as her body became wrapped in her white linen sheets. She kept panting and cringing at every thought that came to mind…of every dream that came from the past.
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DREAM
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The reflection of the Moon Kingdom painted itself upon the Crystal Lake as the young princess of moon sat on the bay. She was content with her state of mind and from afar appeared to be longing for someone or something. She continued to stare at the shimmering stars in the lake, unaware of the fact that her cousin had already walked up beside her and taken a seat.
"You look happy…" her cousin began, snapping her out of her trance. "Almost…almost as if you're pining over someone." she finished.
The young moon princess pulled her knees to her chest and shrunk her head in to hide her blush and avoid further embarrassment.
"Ah ha!" her cousin exclaimed. "I knew you developed a crush on somebody! Who is it this time? Is it the new kitchen boy? The gardener's nephew? Or…" she began slyly. "Could it be the Prince of Dust from the elliptical galaxy?"
"NO! Not at all!" Serena exclaimed in defense. "It's none of them, and besides the guy I'm in love with way better than them!"
"Woo woo now, take it easy." said the girl putting hands up in defense. "There's no need to get feisty."
The tension was bit high so the two girls remained silent for a few moments before speaking again.
"I only saw him once…" Serena began to confess. "We've never spoken before and when I saw him I was hiding behind a rose bush so he wouldn't see me." Her eyes began to glisten with romance as she thought back to her encounter. "He appeared to be looking for someone, but I didn't know who it was. He was tall with dark hair, and handsome to boot!"
She let out girly giggle as she realized what just escaped to her lips.
"Sorry about that Sabrina, I just got caught up in the moment." She confessed.
"Don't worry about Serena…its okay." An envious sigh escaped her lips as she closed her eyes looked toward the sky. "To be completely honest, I'm jealous of you Serena."
"What? Jealous of me?" the moon princess questioned.
"Yep, I mean…" she sighed again opening her eyes to actually see the stars. "Auntie Serenity is totally for you to fall in love and be happy, while my family…" she paused and threw pebble that was beside her into the lake. "While my family totally against me having any kind of life at all." She finished sadly.
"Sabrina that's not true at all!"
"Oh is it?" she questioned. "Serena you're the only child to the Moon Queen Serenity, and yet even though your only 12 you've been allowed the privilege to fall in love with who ever you please."
Another moment of silence fell upon them before Sabrina continued her remarks.
"I just…" she lifted her hands up high as if she was reaching for the stars. "I just want to be free. Free to say what I want, express what I feel." She clinched her fist and nurtured them on her breast as if she was easing its pain. "I'm in love…" she mumbled.
"What? I didn't understand what you just said Bri." Serena pressed on.
"If I repeat it, you have to promise not to tell anyone, okay?"
"Okay." She promised.
"I met a prince…from Earth." She began.
But soon everything in her dream began to fast forward in a hurried motion. She couldn't make out any of the things the people were doing, any steps they had taken, but the voices…she could hear the voices hunting her, pulling her down into the warp of nothingness. Then everything began to slow down but still flashed around to the memories that hurt her most.
She saw the day Queen Serenity gave the title of Sailor Moon to Serena.
"Serena you will be the leader of the Sailor Scouts…you will become Sailor Moon." Said Queen Serenity handing her the broche.
"WHAT! Aunt Serenity that isn't fair! Serena's only 14, she can't possibly handle the responsibility of a sailor solider if she can barely walk in a straight line!"
"Sabrina, hold your tongue! You will never get what you want by acting in such a matter!"
"NO I refuse! Everyone knows it…everyone knows that I'm the perfect candidate to become the leader of the sailor scouts! I'm the perfect warrior! Serena can't handle screaming like a baby whenever she scrapes her knee, what makes you think she could handle a battle against Queen Beryl and her minions?"
She saw the confession Serena made about the feelings she had for her love.
"Sabrina…he's the one, I know he his!"
"Who? Your secret crush since you was 12?"
She nodded.
"When will I ever get to meet this mystery guy of yours?"
"Well right now he's in a far away place, but I stored a picture of him in my moon locket."
"Don't you mean STAR locket? It's the shape of a star."
She ignored her statement and continued.
"Here's a picture of my prince." She opened the locket to reveal…
"No……"
"Sabrina? What's wrong?"
Darien! She has a picture of my Darien!
"Oh Sabrina I wish you would tell me what's bugging you." She pleaded reaching a hand out to her, but before it reached her she slapped it away.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" she yelled with venom in her eyes. "How could you do this to me Serena?" she asked furiously with pain in her voice.
"What…what do you mean? I don't understand." She responded hurtfully.
"DON'T PLAY STUPID!" she yelled slapping her to the ground.
She saw and remembered the pain she felt when her father found out what she did to her cousin.
SLAP!
"So you like hitting on your little cousin? Is that it?" he demanded slapping her again.
"No sir…" she responded with tears in her eyes.
"Oh now you wanna cry? Did you think about crying when you hit your cousin!" he demanded this time punching her to the ground.
"(Sniff) No sir…" she sobbed.
"Get up!" he demanded pulling her up by her blonde hair. "You don't know how embarrassing it is for my sister to have to communicate to me, telling me that my 16 year old daughter is beating up on my little niece. Do you know how bad that makes me look!" he yelled tugging her hair more tightly.
"Yes sir!" she cried in pain.
"Now you're yelling at me?" he asked challenging.
"No…"
"You hit your cousin, now you're yelling at me." He smirked.
"NO! No daddy please!" she begged knowing what was coming up next. He was taking her to 'The Room', where all of the pain and agony she felt was born. She struggled to get loose of his grasp no matter how futile it was. In the corner of her eye she could she her mother standing on the other side of the corner doing nothing but watch.
"Mommy…" he opened the door.
"…help."
SLAM!
"AAAHHHH!" the teenage blonde shot up in bed panting in cold sweat as she tried to get her mind back into reality.
"Sabrina.." asked a voice in French accent.
"Sabrina…" it asked again.
"What is it Terentia?" she finally answered, her eyes shadowed by the night.
"Well I was wondering what-"
"Nothing," she interrupted. "I'm just fine."
She untangled herself from her bed sheets walked and out onto her balcony to the cool midnight air. Some loose strands of her blonde hair fluttered in the wind from the French braid that confined it, as her amethyst eyes examined and judged the city below her.
"Well I was just wondering what your dream was about when a person considers you're not a wild sleeper." Terentia came in to finish her statement.
A small squirrel like weasel came trotting out onto the balcony and climbed up Sabrina's body to rest on her left shoulder. The animal was of white fur with black paws and ears, with a small patch of black fur that circled around its neck like a choky and black dipped tail.
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" it asked.
"Terentia, you of all people should know how I am when it comes to decisions. Once I make them its final…I don't go back on my word." The young teen said dully.
"Oh how very chivalrous of you." Terentia responded sarcastically. "I can feel the excitement in your voice. It's not everyday a person sets up the death of their family member."
"Yeah well I'm not your everyday person now am I?" she answered back. "I'm only doing this because of him."
She began to clinch her fist on the railing until her knuckles turned white. It wasn't long before Terentia felt her body tremble and scurried along to the rail to try and look Sabrina in the eyes.
"Sabrina, darling." She began, her French accent going subtle. "Are you still not over him? You've got to move on, and I say this for your own good! You're dating a handsome young benefactor; you're top in your class, your strong, your beautiful, honey you can definitely find yourself another. He's definitely moved on and fell in love with-"
"With my backstabbing cousin!" she interrupted. "She took everything from me! Everything that should've been mine and was mine she took it!"
"Do you have to interrupt me when I'm talking?" Terentia asked impatiently.
"I'm sorry; I know I've got plenty ahead for me but…even though she took it all away from me I still can't forgive her. Not until these dreams stop hunting me and my memories stop plaguing me! But even more so, I feel it's all of his fault." she admitted looking up to the starry night sky.
"I see, so you think the only way to free yourself is to…"
"Yes…I'm sorry Terentia but I feel it's the only way rid me of my pain…" she blinked and Terentia saw that for a split second her eyes flashed with sorrow. "I'll have the Sailor Scout of the Samurai, Samuros, kill Princess Serena."
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TBC
So whatcha think? Pretty darn good for the first chap right? But I'm not sure if I should update and post the next chapter……
