A/N: Hey again! I'm just gonna make sure you all know that I DO NOT own Sailor Moon! Clear? Alright, on with the next chappie! READ & REVIEW!

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The Definition of Love

Chapter 2: You Want Purpose? Well You Got It

"No… Don't hurt him… please stop this."

It was the middle of the night and the heartbroken Naru was having yet another bad dream. The same dream ever since Nephrite vanished right before her eyes was eating away at her bit by bit.

"Nephrite… please don't go." she murmured softly. As she tossed and turned in her restless sleep, a small object hopped from his perch of one of her shelves and onto her bed. He walked slowly, careful of his still injured wing, until he was right by the girl's face. He squawked softly, in almost a concerned way for the girl he had been living with for the past few days.

"Wha.. Helios? What are you doing up?" she said, fully opening her eyes. The tired girl slowly sat up and reached over to turn on her small lamp.

Once she could see clearly, she scooped the small bird into her hands and gently placed him back on the palette she made for him on her shelf.

"I'm so sorry, did I wake you up? I guess I'm gonna keep having that dream." she said softly. Naru sat on her bed, facing her new friend.

This bird is so strange from being able to write to how he looks. That weird looking bald spot looks so familiar for some odd reason. But I've never seen it a day in my life that is until yesterday. Naru continued to gaze at the bird until she sent him a sad smile.

"I wonder what Nephrite would think of this? He'd probably say that I'm wasting my time. Then again, he lied to me just so I would think that we had something in common. And I saw right through it. Then I asked if his evil organization let him have free time on Sundays." she said with a slight chuckle. But once it died down, her frown was in place again.

"I wonder if we would have funny moments like those now if he were still alive? Ugh I just can't get him out of my mind. It's like I want to move on but… something inside me is screaming for me not to give up on him." Naru paused in her speech for a moment to look at Helios. He seemed to have a somewhat neutral facial expression, almost as if he were listening to the girl's story intently.

"Yeah right… I'm sitting here talking about a man who died and I deeply fell in love with to a bird who looks like he understands everything that I'm saying.."

"That's because I do." The redhead jumped slightly from the intruding voice and took a moment to look around.

"What the..? I could have sworn I heard someone talking just now…"

"That's because you did." The girl was on her feet now, slowly moving towards her desk in case she needed a makeshift weapon.

Perfectly sharpened sketch pencils can do some damage.

"Okay I'm not quite sure what's happening but whoever you are, you better come out!" Her eyes peered all over her room looking for any sign that she was no longer alone. Other than the voice of course. It sounded like it belonged to a teenage boy. Not exactly deep and booming but this was no high pitched girl's voice either.

"I said come out-"

"But I already am out, Naru." She could feel the voice coming from in front of her. She looked straight ahead and found nothing and no one the voice could belong to.

"Down here, red." She did exactly that and locked eyes with her new companion. Helios somehow made his way from his shelf to her bedroom carpet.

"EEEEKK!" She jumped back not realizing that her desk was there and hastily grabbed a sharpened pencil.

"W-Why are y-y-you t-talking?!" she said pointing her weapon towards him. The bird held up a wing in a defensive position.

"Calm down Naru. I mean you no harm, I promise you."

"How do I know you're not lying to me?" she asked suspiciously. Helios sighed heavily.

"If I was your enemy why would I give you my name? Why would I let you care for me for the past week? If I was your enemy I would have tried to attack you when you're asleep or something of that nature." The girl slowly nodded and put away her pencil. It wasn't long before she joined the small bird on the floor.

"So-uh-what are you exactly? I mean I know you're a bird. But… birds don't talk." she stated quietly.

"Hmm… think of me as an advisor of sorts. I am here to help guide you on your journey."

"What kind of journey? What are you talking about?" she inquired.

"Over the past few days I've been feeling a great amount of energy from you Naru. And the more I look at you the familiar you seem to get."

"Well… i will admit that you look familiar to me too. I feel like we've already met a long time ago." she said, thoughtfully.

"If my assumptions are correct, then I think you could be a Stellar Guardian."

"Stellar what now? Oh god I think I've really lost it this time…" she says, putting a hand to her head.

Maybe I should ask my mom to check me into a mental hospital?

"I'm being serious Naru. What reason would I have to make up something like this. You have the chance to fight alongside the Sailor Guardians of the planets-"

"Did you just say Sailor?You mean I get to fight together with Sailor Moon?!" she said, her eyes gleaming with excitement. Helios gave the girl a knowing smile.

"Yes. But before any of that can happen… my wing needs to get better." he said with a sad expression. Naru gave him a sad smile and scooped him up with her dainty hands.

"Before we can take any course of action, you need to get better. You come first Helios." she said, her excitement suddenly replaced with determination.

"That's very noble of you Naru." The girl shrugged her shoulders.

"I try. Also Helios? Since you basically understood everything I said earlier… do you know who Nephrite is?" The bird closed his eyes for a moment, in thought.

"Hmm. Sounds very familiar. Im quite sure I've heard the name before but can't remember where from. I'm sorry." Naru shook her head forcefully.

"Don't worry about it! Really I shouldn't have asked. He's someone I should just forget about. He… he died a few months ago." she said, trying her best to hold in her tears. Helios snuggled up in her lap as a way to comfort her. He could feel that she had a lot of pent up pain and no one to vent to.

But now she did.

"Why don't you stop that silly diary stuff and just talk to me from now on? I give some pretty good advice if I say so myself." he said, puffing up his chest to make him look bold.

Naru managed to crack a smile through her silent tears.

"I'd really like tha-wait a minute-have you been reading my diary?!" Her face instantly reddened with anger towards the bird.

"Well would you look at the time? It's almost time for you to go to school!"

"EEEEKK! Helios you stupid bird, you're gonna make me late!"

Well at least I finally got a chance to break the ice… he thought as he saw his newfound friend running about her room in slight panic.

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A/N: And that's all for now folks! Read and review! :D