Part Three: Knot of Destiny
Word Count: 275
Three weeks to the day of the party, she becomes Sailor Moon.
Now she understands why her pet cat can talk. Now she understands the significance of the brooch. If only she could understand the dreams of a night she ought to regret…but her cat cannot explain that any more than she can explain to Usagi the significance of the Princess.
That mask is no disguise at all; she would know those eyes anywhere, will never forget that shade of blue tearing her to pieces. She can only gape as she is swept away in his arms. So this, she thinks, is what it is like-to have a knight in shining armor who rescues you, leaving you hot and cold at the same time, leaving you to grasp for answers you don't have.
The warnings of the talking cat are ignored. Her dreams taste sweeter than ever before.
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Three weeks to the day of the party, he becomes Tuxedo Kamen.
He doesn't understand why he's been chosen for this. He's not sure how the weird dreams of his princess, recently replaced by a spiral of blonde hair and wide eyes, relate. But he knows what those eyes look like when she is smiling-
-and he is starting to admit, secretly, that he doesn't regret her as much as he should.
She doesn't bother with a disguise; even if she did, her hair would give her away. He wants…he wants…something, but he doesn't know what (he doesn't know much of anything, he's beginning to see) so he settles for saving her.
The sound of her voice, grateful and shaking, follows him all the way home.
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Author's Note: This is an experiment. I was working on a Sailor Cosmos-centric drabble when it occurred to me: why not do an entire story in drabbles? One thing led to another, and Piece of Innocence was born. PoI isn't written in drabbles, but it is written with the least amount of words possible. Because of that, I've left a lot of the story up to the reader's imagination. Whether it adds or detracts from the story's impact…well, I'll leave that up to you to tell me in your reviews.
This is also the first story I've completed before posting. There are ten parts, total: nine chapters and an interlude. The chapters will be uploaded, two or three at a time, every few days until completion.
Enjoy.