100 Themes: Little Moments
#20: Scars
Lillie Bell

Disclaimer: I don't own Sailor Moon.

"Mamo-chan! Don't you dare drop me!"

As if he needed more invitation than that. Thus, with a large splash, the two went under the cooling lake waters. It had been a record-breaking heat wave and the group decided that a day trip was needed. The girls were in the water when Usagi dipped her toe and complained of the temperature. Of course, that only landed her in the arms of her husband who carried her straight into the water until the cool liquid was nearly over his head.

The group of five warriors laughed at the two and their antics. Usagi broke the surface of the water and got a handle on Mamoru's hair. She raised herself up, putting all her weight on his head yet unable to dunk the stronger man. The girls laughed as the two splashed beneath the waves once again. It was good to see them enjoying themselves.

No matter how silly the situation, however, the five could not miss the discolored skin above each of their charge's hearts. The pale white skin that refused to tan stood out in the sun and against the water that dripped from their chests. Even Usagi's modest bathing suit could not hide the entire spot that marred her flawless skin. The last existing reminder to them all of what they lost a millennium ago.

The scars were exactly the same, only different in angle. Each resembled the taunt oval of a broadsword's blade. While Mamoru's pointed to his shoulder in a diagonal, Usagi's had the distinct horizontal placing indicative of her shoving the sword into her own body. As the two turned, an equal set of scarred skin could be seen on their backs; exit wounds.

The five continued to watch, seemingly haunted by a past that darted across their eyes with the sudden vision of the scars. Never had they realized the two had them. It was understandable that they never would have noticed on Mamoru, who rarely had anything less than a loosely button shirt on. However, taking into account Usagi and her love of clothes, they wondered how she had kept it hidden so long.

They snapped out of their trance when a wave of water hit their unblinking eyes. Wiping the sudden stinging from their eyes, they saw Usagi with her arms crossed as well as she could from being held above water by Mamoru. When all they did was stare, she released another wave attack. Before long a battle of epic proportions began.

And so starts the next three drabbles which I will admit I'm not too certain of. (OMG sentence ended in a preposition!) :cough: Anyway, these are all I have for this weekend b/c this week went by in two days, not five. Hopefully, a less chatic schedule this week will allow me to really plow into these themes and be able to have a decent set out next weekend. That's the hope anyway.