The Brother of Sailor Moon

Chapter 3: The Mystery Deepens

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Several nights later, I sat in my room, doing homework. I had tried forever to discern the true purpose of the things I had lifted from her room, but to no avail. I had not yet had a chance to read her notebook because of a school project, but I hoped it would prove enlightening. If only I had known. Presently, the sound of voices coming through my air vent led me over to it to listen. When my family had first moved into our house, I heard my parents talking in what would be her room, yet I was in my room. I realized then that you could hear anything that went on in her room through that and that the reverse was also probably true. Thus, I kept a pillow handy to tape to the vent whenever I needed to talk, and so Usagi never discovered how easy eavesdropping was from our two rooms.

Listening closely, I heard two voices. One I didn't recognize at all. It almost sounded like a woman...a proper woman. This was perplexing, because it was a school night and I knew she was not allowed to have company over. Still, I wanted to know what she was saying, because we had gotten into an argument that night and I had gotten her into trouble. "Honestly Luna, he's a horrible little brat!" I overheard. A smile crossed my face. This was very entertaining. "Come now Serena, I believe you brought some of this upon yourself." The mystery voice (Luna I guess?) replied. I decided I liked Luna. I heard Serena whine, "But why him? Why couldn't Mother have made me an only child?!" I rolled my eyes. Everyone knew I was a Valentine's Day "surprise" to my parents. Yet to my surprise, the answer from Luna was completely different. Following my sister's comment, there was silence, which can be interpreted in any way, really. Then a few seconds later, Luna said, "Well...after the Kingdom was destroyed.... she had control over where you went...to an extent...but everyone was placed the way they are for a reason. Everyone around you girls was present during the Silver Millennium in some way and was saved by your mother. We just cannot remember how."

My eyes widened. My mother saved people? Surely not. I mean she's wonderful and all...but I just can't imagine her ever doing anything where she would be put in the situation of saving people. I stopped listening after that and went over and lay on my bed. What was this about a Kingdom? My brain was churning. I could not comprehend what I just heard. I couldn't make sense of it. As I lay there, I suddenly realized I was drifting. Forget schoolwork...I wondered just what my sister was involved in. Was she adopted? Was she even really my sister? I felt then that only the notebook could tell me what I needed to know, but I just couldn't open it yet. Something kept me from opening it. Maybe tomorrow I would. In any case, my Mom yelled at my sister and I to go to bed. So, greatly troubled, I fell into an uneasy sleep and began to dream....

(A/N: The following is a dream sequence, please don't be too confused...dream sequences will be separated by ~*~...okay, let's continue!)

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I looked around the garden. I was wedged between two hedges, hidden perfectly. What was I doing? How had I gotten here? I was dressed in funny clothes. I peeked through the hedges. Maybe someone was after me and I needed to hide for safety. As I looked, I could only see two women. One was very beautiful with a silvery white dress. It wasn't a regular dress. It was fancy...my Mom calls them evening dresses. The only difference I really see in them is that "evening" dresses are more beautiful than "regular" dresses. This one certainly was no ordinary dress either. It looked as if it were made for a queen!! It was a strapless dress that in the front had a bow. In the middle was a crescent moon that looked like the one on her forehead. I was sort of puzzled at that.

The crescent moon on her forehead did not look like a jewel or sticker or anything...it looked like part of her skin. It might have been a birthmark, but if it was, it certainly was a weird birthmark. Yet it was not her skin or dress that really surprised me...it was her hair. Her hair was done EXACTLY like Usagi's! I could have mistaken her for Usagi...except her eyes weren't the same shade of blue...they were lighter...and her hair was a silvery white...not like an old person but like a very light blonde.

Her voice was gentle and pleasant to hear. She was talking to another woman. This woman had light brown hair almost like my hair. Her eyes were green and she was wearing a jade colored dress. The first woman had an air of authority, but this woman did not. She seemed to be very well to do and to be very good friends with the first woman, but she was not the woman in charge. Around her neck she wore a crescent moon pendant (which resembled the other woman's moon) that seemed to be made of solid gold. Her voice was very kind and to hear her talk was like hearing my own mother talk. It was comforting and reassuring. I wondered why I was hiding. I really had no reason...but something kept me there. I even began to listen in on their conversation.

"You wished to talk to me, Your Highness?" said the second lady. (So she WAS a Queen!) "Yes, Naomi. It concerns our children. As you know, my daughter is getting to be of marrying age." Naomi nodded. "She is currently looking for a suitor, and obviously, there have been thousands and thousands of suitors and their mothers," the Queen continued, "but none of them seemed right. I want, above all else, for my Serenity to be happy and safe. I have noticed that she and your son have been spending many hours together, recently and they seem to get along very well. He is a fine young man, and because of this, I wish to arrange a marriage between the two of them." The other woman looked troubled. Something inside of me wanted to cry out...because I knew...I just knew...that this person that they were talking about marrying the princess...was me....

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I woke up in a cold sweat. What was that about? That dream had seemed so real...almost like a memory, rather than a dream. I shivered. I knew that in the "old days" people arranged marriages...but that thought revolted me. After all I believed that people should marry for love. I certainly wouldn't let anyone tell me whom to marry, no matter who it was. Yet even though I didn't approve of the subject of the two women's conversation, I didn't feel any ill feelings towards them. I knew that if that had been real life, I probably would have done whatever they had asked me. I turned over and tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn't. It was 2 AM.... I knew I would be dead at school tomorrow, but I didn't care.

I got out of my bed and grabbed a flashlight. I made a tent with my covers so that nobody could see light under my door. I then went over to my hiding place and pulled out my sister's notebook and began to read. At first it was just normal chitchat...you know...gossip and the like. Then things changed. I noticed the date on some of the things was around the time she first got that cat. As I kept on reading, my heart beat faster. There were things about a Kingdom...a millennium.... my sister was a Princess.... or maybe she was just crazy. For some reason, though, I didn't feel like she was crazy. Everything that was written...made sense. Even in the writing there was a ring of truth.

All the reading finally made me sleepy. I didn't know what to think or what to feel. I couldn't deal with my jumbled emotions. My sister was some kind of princess and she didn't even bother to tell us. I hadn't read the entire notebook, but I decided to save that for later. The next morning, my Mom banged on my door and informed me that I was late and I should hurry up. Groggily, I woke up from a dreamless sleep and crept toward the bathroom. Unfortunately, I was half asleep and didn't realize what I had in my hands until it was too late. "There it is!" Usagi shrieked, "I can't believe you had it! Give it back you little toad!" My stomach dropped. How stupid could I be? Why was I even carrying it in the first place? I must have fallen asleep with it...but now I couldn't read any more about it.

Usagi quickly grabbed her notebook and looked at me suspiciously. "What were you doing with it?" she asked. I shrugged nonchalantly. "I don't know, I found it in my room. Mom must have thought it was mine. I have a math notebook just like it," I replied. She looked sort of pale and said, in a voice almost a whisper, "Did....did you read any of it?" I briefly considered asking her why she never told us she was a Princess, but decided not to and instead I shook my head no. "I opened up to do my math homework, saw your handwriting and closed it. I was going to give it back to you this morning," I said. She paused for a moment and then nodded with a forced smile. "Oh...well thanks," she said, and went to her room.

Just then, my Mom ran up the stairs, ready for war. "SHINGO IF YOU DON'T GET READY RIGHT THIS MINUTE I AM GOING TO GROUND YOU FOR A MONTH!!!!" she yelled angrily. Shocked, I ran to the bathroom and was ready in 5 minutes. On the way to school I was in a daze, pondering everything that had happened recently. I got to class in the nick of time and spent the whole day the same way. Then, as time grew nearer to the end of the school day, I began to watch the clock intently. I couldn't wait to get out of school, because once I was out of school, I was going to find out some answers. I was going to find my sister and follow her wherever she went. Somehow...I was going to get to the bottom of this, no matter how complicated and perplexing.

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Well guys, that's it for right now! I will, in later episodes, expound upon the dream, because this is not the only one. I hope you guys enjoy it and I will try to update more I promise!! ^.^