Shingo's Story
Chapter 4: The Truth
Hey everyone! I know it's been ages since I've updated, but due to circumstances beyond my control, my family has had only one computer so I am hardly ever on. So please forgive the lateness of this chapter, but you will be happy to know that now the problem is resolved
7/18/04 Update Just a quick author's note (thanks to mae-E for pointing this out) The thing he took at the beginning of the story was not her transformation brooch it was the locket-thing that Mamoru gave Usagi during the Silver Millennium and that they got back during the first season. I know the way I wrote it it was confusing...the other things were her disguise pen, communicator, and of course diary which she has back now. Sorry for the confusion!
Disclaimer: It's a fanfiction...you know, based on copyrighted stuff? Obviously I don't own it....er...anyway...if you want a proper disclaimer, see previous chapters.
I walked out of school. Mom thought I was going to a friend's house to study. My friend thought that I had a family commitment and couldn't go. It was perfect as long as Mom didn't call over there for anything. I had just enough time to go over to Usagi's school. I walked quickly and hid behind a tree. Around ten minutes later the school bell rang and students poured from every exit. I watched carefully and then saw her. She and her friends Ami and Makoto were walking together towards the Shrine, which they hung out at a lot. I had followed her before and knew that the shrine belonged to her other friend, Rei. Well, at least I thought they were friends. They seemed to fight all the time, so it was hard to tell.
As they were walking they "ran into" another friend from a different school, Minako. To anyone else it would look like a chance meeting...but I knew better...they were all going to Rei's. I followed just closely enough to have them in sight. They would not be talking about anything important here, but eerily enough, Usagi's cat and another, white one were following the girls. I followed them all the way to the shrine. I saw them go into one of the rooms, but fortunately for me they left it cracked. I got up under the porch and I was in a great position to hear everything.
"So Usagi, what's this all about?" asked Makoto. Any noise in the room immediately died away and it seemed that they must all have been focusing their attention on my sister. Usagi cleared her throat and said gently, "I think we have a new enemy." There was some low murmuring and then finally Rei spoke, "That would confirm my fire reading." The murmuring died down. Rei continued, "Last night I was doing a fire reading and from what I could tell...well...there's a new enemy in town." I then heard Minako speak, "Well how do you know about it Usagi?" My sister spoke again, "Well the other night I ran into a youma...not a powerful one, though. I was able to handle it by myself. I think, though, that our new enemy wanted to test our strength."
I sat back to think about this. My sister and her friends must have been some kind of superheroes. Or maybe they pretended they were, but that didn't seem right. I suddenly began to feel very upset. I couldn't believe this. My sister was involved in this sort of thing and she didn't even bother to tell us? My mind went back to a time not so long ago when one Saturday I woke up and was on my way downstairs when she, already dressed, hugged me tearfully and said she loved me. That had really freaked me out and apparently she had done the same with Mom and Dad.
Then the next time I saw her (after "spending the night" with Ami) she was almost like her old self. That didn't last, but I was left with a horrible thought. That day she must have been in for a big battle and she must have thought she might die which is why she said what she did. I felt a pang in my heart. I didn't feel sorry for her....I felt....angry. How dare she do these things without so much as telling us what she was doing? We were her family...we deserved to know. Trying to calm down, I listened in again.
"Well, if it's a fight they want, then Sailor Moon and the Sailor Senshi will give it to them." This was Makoto's voice. "What if they're stronger than that one youma? What if that was a weakling and they were testing for opposition with it?" asked Ami. "Then we'll get stronger," said Rei firmly. It seemed they were debating about the new enemy, but rather than calming me, this made me angrier. My sister...was Sailor Moon? How could it be?
If she really was Sailor Moon, then I knew from watching the news the kind of...of...things she was up against. It's not like my parents would have forbidden her to save the world. They probably would have been very proud of her. I would be too, but apparently we weren't worthy of this knowledge. My thoughts were interrupted by a piercing scream. The girls ran from the room in time to see a woman get attacked by a "youma" I supposed. It was like a giant anti-evil charm and it was draining her of energy.
All of a sudden I heard the girls shouting and I watched them transform in horror. She WAS Sailor Moon and they...were the senshi! Sailor Moon stepped toward the youma and made a corny speech. The youma, rather than looking terrified, just shot mini anti-evil charms at them, which wrapped them around the arms and legs so they couldn't move. Only Mars and my sister dodged...well actually my sister didn't dodge, she tripped, but oh well. Mars, enraged apparently that the youma would take the shape of an anti evil charm. She screamed "Burning Mandala" and fireballs shot at the youma.
Despite the direct hit, the youma laughed. "Think that's funny? Then you'll think this is a riot!" shouted Jupiter, who had gotten free. "Sparkling Wide Pressure!" she shouted and threw a disc of electricity and the youma. At the same time, Venus, who had also wriggled free shot a chain of hearts at the youma. This knocked out the youma and my sister used some kind of stick thing to make it go away. They all cheered and then helped Ami free.
This was all too much for me. Horrified and angry I bolted from my hiding spot. I didn't even care if they saw me. I ran all the way home. Tears streamed from my face, even though I normally didn't make a habit of crying. I couldn't take it. How could she do this stuff every day and then come home and act as if everything was okay. I was furious. I thought that we were family, but it didn't mean anything to her. I burst into the house and apparently my feelings were shown on my face because my Mom took one look at me and then said alarmed, "Shingo! What's wrong?!"
I must have looked more upset than I thought. I sank in to the couch and sighed. "My ex-friend and I had a fight..." I mumbled, "but I don't want to talk about it." Mom hugged me. "Well why don't you eat your dinner now and then go on upstairs and calm down, sweetie?" she suggested. I nodded and she made me a plate of food and some green tea. I ate slowly and then took my dishes to the sink. I thanked her and she hugged me again. "I hope you feel better sweetie," she said with a smile. I forced a smile of my own and headed upstairs. I couldn't concentrate on anything. What I had seen replayed over and over in my head. Slowly, I began to calm down. The food had made me sleepy, and I decided a nap might be a pretty good idea. I yawned and turned over in my bed. I then began to drift into sleep...
Well there it is! I tried to make this chapter a little longer since it has been so long since I updated! Let me know what you think! More updates soon =)
