Wow, sad chapter last time. Okay, we're fast forwarding 1000 years into the future (aka the present day). Hope you like. I don't own Sailor Moon.
"Mercury, watch out!" Mars screamed as she dodged the energy blast herself.
The blue-haired girl looked up from her computer and did a flip to dodge the vines of the youma. Landing on her feet, she shouted out. "Aim for it's left ankle! That's where it's weakest!"
Moon nodded and began to get her tiara ready, but couldn't get a clean shot. "I need someone to hold it down!"
Exchanging looks with Mars, Mercury nodded. She put her hands together as a large bubble formed. As the bubble gathered energy, she spun around and it rested in front of her hands. She then sent the bubble out, and it turned into hundreds of bubbles.
"What's this?" the youma cried as it was blinded by the bubbles.
"Fire Soul!" A fireball flew at the youma, shocking it.
"Do it, Sailor Moon!" Both senshi shouted.
Moon nodded. "Moon Tiara Action!" The tiara flies at the ankle and the youma is destroyed.
Once the light dimmed, the senshi gathered. "Good work, girls." Mercury smiled, wiping some sweat off.
"We would have been done faster if Miss Moon over here would have dropped the ice cream and ran." Mars accused.
"Excuse me? Who was the one who was chomping down on popcorn as we ran?" Moon shot back.
Shaking her head, Mercury waved to her fellow senshi. "See ya, guys!" Of course, they were already in the argument and didn't hear her.
Sighing, she leaped onto buildings and finally landed on the highest one. Detransforming, she walked in through the door on the roof. She walked down a hallway until she reached door number 1.
Walking in, she called out, "Mother? Are you home?" She took off her shoes, slipped on her slippers and shut the door.
Walking into the kitchen, she looked around. "Mother? Hello?"
She turned to the dry erase board. It read:
Ami sweetheart,
I'm sorry, but I have to work late today. There are sandwiches in the refrigerator. Help yourself and I should see you later tonight.
Lots of love,
Mother
Sighing, Ami erased the board, wrote a quick hello note herself & opened the fridge. Grabbing some sandwiches and a water, she shut the fridge and walked over to the dining room table.
Sitting down, she began to eat in silence. When she was done, she cleaned up. She stood at the sink, just staring into space.
For some reason, tears began to form. 'Why would I cry? Mother's always been late before…' she thought.
"Well, might as well get started on that math homework." She walked over to her backpack when her phone rang.
"Hello, Mizuno resident. Mizuno Ami speaking. How may I help you?" She politely greeted.
"Geez, Ami-chan, you're so polite." Minako's voice came on.
"Hello, Minako-chan, how are you?" Ami greeted her friend.
"I'm good, just got back from shopping and you won't believe the cute dress I got!" Ami heard Minako look around for the dress and couldn't help but smile at her blond friend's antics.
"Found it!" Minako's voice was heard. She came onto back onto the phone. "It's so gorgeous! Totally depleted my bank account, but it's fabulous!"
She began to describe it and Ami listened, laughing at the right moments. She sat down and started doing her math homework.
"Ami-chan, what are you doing?"
"Just homework, Minako-chan." Ami erased a mistake she made and continued on.
She heard Minako groan. "Ami, come to the arcade with us. It'll be fun."
"Us?" She raised an eyebrow.
"You know, the girls, Usagi-chan, Rei-chan, Mako-chan. The usual." Minako continued.
Ami couldn't help but laugh. "Okay, I'll meet you guys there."
She heard Minako cheer. "See you later, Ami-chan." She hung up.
Ami stared at the phone, shaking her head before placing it back on its hook. "So much energy, that girl has." She walked over to her math homework. Sighing, she closed it and placed it back in her bag. "I can finish it when I get home."
After writing a quick note on the board in case her mother got home early, Ami put on her shoes and walked out. She locked the door & began to walk to the arcade.
20 minutes, she walked in to hear Usagi & Rei arguing again, Minako flirting with Motoki and Makoto intently into an arcade game.
Shaking her head, she walked in, causing the bell to ring. Everyone looked up and smiled. "Hey, Ami-chan." Her friends chorused.
"Hello, everyone." She walked over to join Minako and Motoki. "How are you, Motoki-san?"
"I'm fine, Ami-san. You?" Motoki wiped the counter and placed a milkshake in front of her.
"Arigatou." she smiled, taking a sip.
"Dou itashi mashite (You're welcome)." he smiled, then went back in the backroom.
Minako turned to Ami. "So, aren't you glad you came?"
Ami couldn't help but smile. "I guess so. I haven't had time for fun lately. With placements coming up and all." She giggled as she heard a group moan.
"Ami-chan, why did you have to remind us?" Usagi whined, walking over, finally done arguing with Rei.
"Sorry, but it's true." She took another sip as her four best friends sat next to her.
"Still…" Usagi whined, causing everyone to laugh.
They began to talk about boys, school (against Usagi's wish) and just stuff in general.
Ami looked at her watch and was shocked that she had spent 2 hours there. "Oh no! I have to go!" She finished her milkshake, put enough money down with a tip and stood up.
"Ami-chan, don't go." Usagi whined, hugging her, but she was smiling.
"I do have math homework to finish" Ami told them.
After a few moments, Usagi let go, pouting. "Fine, Ami-chan, if you must." But she was smiling. "Sayounara, Ami-chan." She waved.
"Sayounara, everyone." She waved as she walked out. She turned left and began to walk home.
She stopped by a garden though. She couldn't stop the feeling, it was as if something was pulling her.
Deciding it wouldn't hurt to walk around the garden for a while, Ami walked in and just enjoyed the flowers.
When she came to the nasturtiums and golden rods, she couldn't help but feel a stab of sorrow. 'Why am I feeling this?' she thought, reaching out to touch it, but she received a flash of another place, exactly like this, but someone was standing next to her.
Blinking, she retracted her hand. 'That's weird.' She felt something wet hit her hand. Thinking it was raining, she looked up, but realized it was her. She was crying!
"Why am I crying?" she murmured, wiping the tears away. "I'm probably just tired. I should get home before it's too late." She turned and left the garden, walking straight home.
As soon as she reached her house, she shut the door, put her slippers on and walked into the room. Deciding to take a little nap, she shut her eyes.
Dream mode
"Where am I?" she thought out loud, looking around. Looking down, she was shocked to see she was wearing a blue dress!
"How did I get into this?" she asked to no one in particular.
"Sweetheart…" a feminine voice called out.
Spinning around, Ami looked around for the owner. She saw two figures, one female, one male. "Who are you?" she called out.
She saw the female figure smile. "You should know us, sweetheart. We're always in your heart."
Ami was confused. "What do you mean? Just tell me." She took a step forward, but tripped over an unseen obstacle.
Expecting to hit the ground hard, she was surprised when two arms stopped her. Looking up, all she could see was a figure with brown eyes.
She knew she should be frightened, but she felt oddly safe as the figure placed her back onto her feet. Looking up, she asked "Who are you?"
The figure's eyes blinked a couple times, then he turned to go. Panicking, Ami reached out to him, "Wait!"
But when she reached his arm, it was as if he was smoke. She went right through him and began to fall forward.
"Ami, dear!" a feminine voice shook Ami.
Ami opened her eyes and looked up to see the blue eyes of her mother. "Mother…" She began, sitting up, still looking around her room.
The woman frowned and sat on the bed. "Sweetheart, are you OK?"
Ami nodded. "Hai, gomen…" She began, fiddling with her fingers.
Her mother stared at her, then stood up. "If you're sure…"
Ami nodded. "Of course mother. Just a little cat nap." She smiled weakly and stood up. "I should finish my math homework."
The woman nodded. "Well, it's nice to see you honey. Did you already eat?"
Ami nodded. The woman smiled. "OK. Well, I just came home to say hello and grab some papers." She lifted the papers to show Ami.
Ami couldn't help but feel sad that her mother was going back to work. "Okay, mother. Sayounara." She kissed her mother on the cheek.
"Sayounara, Ami." She hugged her only daughter and walked out the door, leaving Ami behind.
Sighing, Ami shook her dream out of her head and began to work on her homework.
Okay, so no romance. Just sort of underlying the boring stuff. I'll get to the other stuff next time. Please RR