Let The Day Begin
1: Let The Day Begin
Author-DanzigMisfitSuggested Listening Music-Samhain: Let the Day Begin
Disclaimer- I don't own Sailor Moon or any related characters.
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The sun stealthily rose over the skyline of the Juban area in the wake of the morning hours, bringing forth the daylight and banishing the dark. Men, women and children slowly and reluctantly awoke from their night slumber to greet the day. What was once a scene of serene and clam in the bleak late hours of the night, were now replaced by the bright light, children crying and the loud sound of car horns and engines in the morning rush hour traffic. The scene of Juban going where it needed to be for the coming day was a scene of chaos.
But the chaos of the city was lost in the little park of Juban. The fresh smell of dew and cut grass filled the air while the sounds of birds chirping could be heard in the distance. Young and old alike would come to this park in search of an absolute peace that the city could not provide. A peace in which the park gladly provided for its visitors. It was because of this calming peace, on this fateful day, that no one noticed the figure of a man floating high above the parks beautiful trees.
He slowly descended his perch in the sky to the park ground below. He looked about 23 and of American decent. He stood roughly 6 feet tall with an average build. His midnight black hair was slicked back underneath the black beanie he wore. On his feet he wore black high top sneakers and white socks. Above that were navy blue cargo pants, cut a little below the knee to create the long shorts he had on. A gray T-shirt with a large smiley face logo upon it, topped with an old long sleeve, red and green flannel. Completing his on amble was the dark lensed sunglasses covering his eyes.
"So this is Juban." He said to himself upon reaching the ground and looking around. Slowly looking to the ground, he continued to himself. "And home of the Fifth Door." A sly smile crept across his face. "Let the day begin." He finished as he strolled through the park.
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"USAGE-CHAN!" The little black cat, with the crescent moon bald spot on her forehead, yelled as she took the bed covers in her mouth and dragged them off the sleeping little blond teen. "YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL AGAIN!"
"Oh Luna, just 5 more minutes." Usage said drugedly as she pulled the covers back over her body.
"BUT USAGE, YOU HAVE THAT TEST TODAY!" Luna snapped back.
"AAAAAHHHH! LUNA, WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SO EARLIER?" Usage screamed as she scrambled out of bed.
Racing to her closet, Usage quickly changed into her sailor inspired school uniform. Rushing down stairs she ran into the kitchen, grab her lunch, school bag and a piece of toast and stumbled out the front door.
"Honestly, why doesn't that girl just get up earlier?" Usage's father muttered to himself from behind his morning paper.
Usage raced as fast as she could to school, eating her piece of toast. As she ran she noticed the COM link watch on her wrist began to beep. Slowing down she lifted her wrist to answer the call.
"Ah, Ami-Chan." Usage said with excitement. "Is school cancelled today?"
"Don't be silly Usage-Chan." Ami replied. " I'm calling to tell you not to be late. Rei called and told me about a bad feeling she had. So we're having an emergency scout meeting today after school. So don't get afternoon detention."
"Aw phooey, I wanted to go to the arcade after school." Usage thought to herself as she hung up her COM link. "Oh well, double time." She said as she raced off leaving a trail of dust, dirt and debris in her wake.
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"Hey did you guys hear?" A short pudgy girl in a high school uniform said to her friends as they walked down the streets of the inner city.
"No, what?" Replied her taller slender friend.
"There's a new fortune teller in the back ally behind the jewelry shop." Answered the pudgy girl.
"Wow. Is he any good?" Asked a third friend with long red hair.
"Oh yeah. They say his predictions always come true, and get this, it's free!" The pudgy girl said with a smile.
Raising her hand, the slender girl called out "Then let's all go there after school today."
"YEAH!" All three shouted raising their hands into the air.
"Pardon me." Said a young American man in sunglasses as he approached the three girls. "But where might I be able to find this Jewry shop?"
The girls all looked at the man, half excited half terrified. The thought of the mans eyes behind those dark sunglasses, looking at them, at their souls, sent shivers down their spines. But the thought of such a handsome man addressing them also sent shivers down their spines and made them weak in the knees. Quietly the man stood there, not smiling, not showing any emotion, just standing, starring. Waiting for the answer.
Suddenly the redhead snapped out of her trance and answered. "Oh, it's a couple blocks down that way." And with that she pointed the direction. Slowly, the other two girls pointed the same direction.
Without saying a word the man walked off. The three girls watched him for a moment, then looked at each other and began giggling.
"He was so hot." Said the pudgy girl.
"And mysterious. He gave me Goosebumps." Said the slender girl.
"Me too!" Proclaimed the other two girls.
And the three giggled and laughed as they finished their walk to school.
Meanwhile the man smiled and snickered to himself as he walked in the direction the girls pointed.
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Usage flopped down on the floor of the Hikawa Shrine. Disappointed in herself about the test she is sure she failed miserably.
"Well at least I made it on time and didn't get detention." She said to herself as she sat up and looked around the room.
She was in the room of Rei Hino, the grand daughter of the shrine priest. In the room with her were three other girls and two cats. The cats, one black and the other white, where quietly napping in the corner. Ami, the blue haired brain, was sitting at the low table in the middle of the room. The only sound from her was the sound of her pencil being dragged across paper as she did her homework. Makoto, a tall strong girl with her hair in a ponytail, was busy rummaging through her bag pulling out snacks she baked at home. Minako, the blond that resembled Usage was sitting on the bed reading comic books and laughing very loud. The four girls sat in the room waiting for the big news from Rei.
"Hey Minako, what are you laughing at?" Usage asked leaning toward her friend.
"Oh this comic is so funny." She laughed as she opened the book wider and pointed for Usage to see.
"That's so funny." Usage proclaimed as the two blonds laughed together.
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING!" Rei yelled as she stormed into the room. "This is no time to be reading comic books!" The raven-haired girl added as she snatched the comic away.
"Aw come on Rei, just let us read one more page." Usage pleaded.
"No you dumpling-head." Rei balled up her fist as she snapped the hurtful remark.
"Rei." Ami interrupted, "Maybe you should tell us about that feeling you had."
"Right" Rei returned as she calmed down.
All the girls sat down at the table in the middle of the room. Makoto took out the snacks she had brought and passed them around. Then she poured some tea for each girl. Minako woke up the two catnapping cats and brought them to the table as well. Finally Rei sat down and began tell the girls.
"The other night I was doing some fire vision when this strange feeling came over me. I immediately stopped what I was doing and ask the fire what the feeling was. The more I concentrated the more I could see in the fire. It was a man with black eyes, searching. Behind the man was another man in a black cloak. Where ever the black eyed man went, the black cloak followed."
"Death." Ami interrupted
"Right." Rei continued. "I wanted to know more so I kept concentrating. And when the black eyed man found what he was searching for…..the fire went out."
"It just went out?" Usage asked.
"Yes." Answered Rei.
"Is it an omen?" Makoto asked.
"I feel it means that a new enemy is coming. An enemy more powerful then any other we've ever faced. And if he finds what he's looking for, then everything will be lost." Rei replied with a worried look on her face.
"Do you know how long before he arrives?" Luna spoke up.
"I don't know. He may even be here already." Rei choked out the answer.
"What do you think Artemis?" Ami asked the white cat.
"I think we should find more information on this new powerful enemy." He replied.
"Right." Said all the girls
Meanwhile, as the sun sank below the city sky and darkness began to overcome the light, the sunglassed man, with a beer in hand, walked down a dimly lit ally. At the end of the ally was a small booth; in it sat an old man. His hair was long and white as snow. His fingernails were long and pointed. The old man looked up from his fortune straws to look at the younger man.
"I sense great evil in you young one." Said the old man.
"So I guess Japanese fortune tellers are the real thing. None of that hog wash bull shit." Replied the sunglassed man.
"I have sensed your coming for a long time."
"Good, so you know what I'll do to you if you don't answer my question."
"I know what you'll do to me if I DO answer your question."
"Then you really have nothing to loss old man. Let's make this easy. Where's the fucking door?"
"You think you can control it? You're a fool. Do what you wish but I will not tell you where to find your treasure. I will not aid the destruction of this world."
"Fine by me. This isn't the first time I had to take the hard path."
The sunglassed man walked out of the ally and lit up a cigarette. Behind him, deep in the ally sat a small booth. In it sat the body of an old man, his head ripped off, smashed and thrown to the ground. Blood poured out of the open neck and streamed down the life less body.
"Ah, my first kill here. I think I'll go get a beer and a bitch to rape." He said as he walked down the dark city street.
To Be Continued……
