Pairing: Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) x Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter)

Fandom: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Theme: #7. superstar

Rating: G

Disclaimer: Tsukino Usagi and Seiya Kou do not belong to me, but to the ever awesome Naoko Takeuchi. They just happen to star in this drabble. Neither do I own any burly security guards. (It'd be really cool if I did, though.)

The Perks of Being a Superstar

Being a superstar was not easy.

Aside from the harrowing schedule, you had virtually no privacy, you were expected to behave perfectly practically every single moment of your life, there were no boundaries when it came to 'pleasing your fans', and free time was a sacred blessing that only came once a millennium - or each nervous breakdown.

Yep, being a superstar was pretty tough, and although Seiya Kou liked to garner attention every now and then, he was pretty sure that if it weren't for the Princess, he'd have chosen a different profession in a heartbeat. Somewhere where he could still sing and dance, but gave lots of free time and privacy and good food ... and no rabid fans that tried to strip you naked every time you were recognized out in public.

On the other hand, it certainly had its perks. He didn't have to worry about money, he could make (almost) all the girls swoon with a single look, and for a moment, he could pretend that he wasn't a Sailor Senshi that had lost practically everything to a maniacal tyrant bent on destroying the entire universe, and was now on a whole new planet, desperately searching for his lost Princess.

But the best part of being a superstar was that heady adrenaline rush that coursed through his veins every time he performed. Like his duty as Sailor Star Fighter, he took performing seriously, and always gave it his all. He poured his heart and soul into singing, willing with all his might that his Princess would hear him, and the audience loved it. And he loved the attention - he'd be lying if he said he didn't.

And, of course, it didn't hurt to capture the attention of a certain odango-haired young woman in the process.

Past the bright lights of the stage, he spotted the distinctive oddly-styled hair of Tsukino Usagi, and took a moment to blow a kiss in her direction. He didn't care that all the girls in that area screamed in delight (a couple even fainted and had to be dragged out by burly security guards) - what mattered was that she had seen him, and she knew that kiss was for her. Her bright red face clearly told him so, and he grinned, knowing he would be receiving a sound thwack upside the head after the concert.

Yep, life as a superstar was good.

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