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A short fluff chapter between Usagi and Chibiusa

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Chibiusa sat quietly at the swings in the playground. School had ended some time ago and all the other kids had gone; but she was still here. She was capable of making her way home by herself. She knew how to get there and which way to go; but the teacher made her stay behind.

She said it wasn't safe for Chibiusa to walk the streets by herself. She was too young to wonder about alone without someone keeping an eye on her. Said it was silly to go anywhere alone by herself.

She knew she mainly said this due to her rambunctious behaviour. She never listened to other and always seemed to get into trouble. While Chibiusa was stubborn she was not by any means stupid.

There was nobody to play with and the sunset was lighting the streets orange. The city lamps were starting to glow giving evidence that the day was reaching its end. Everyone was coming home from work and going home to their families. A long day of work and business was over and now they could relax.

Chibiusa hummed in annoyance. She herself knew how to get home and which way to go but the teacher wouldn't let her. She was keeping her here against her will until somebody came to get her.

All the other kids had gone off with their parents and happily hugged them. But Chibiusa was left here because the others were busy. They were busy dealing with their own lives not fussing over her.

All the other kids were all most likely eating their dinner, taking baths and relaxing right now. They weren't all alone by themselves waiting to be taken home. They were safe and warm and somewhere familiar.

But she didn't have anyone to take her home. Everyone else was busy and had somewhere else to be and responsibilities to attend to. They didn't have as much time anymore to look after her.

The inner scouts were at each other's houses studying for the high school exams. After this they would be going to college to decide their futures. Being almost adults they had to take life a lot more seriously than they had before. Not only were they scouts but students too. Having the weight of earth's safety and having to plan your future was not an easy feat.

The outer scouts were now in university and Hotaru was in high school. They still kept an eye on Usagi but had gone their own way. However they still proudly worked as Sailor scouts defending earth's safety.

But Michiru and Haruka were now engaged after many years and planning a future wedding. All of the other scouts were invited of course but they had many plans to make and details to take care of.

The idea of a wedding was something alien to Chibiusa. She didn't understand it very well but knew it was important to human culture. As old as she was there were some things that she didn't understand too well.

"I really am a kid aren't I?" Chibiusa muttered quietly. She was biologically over 200 being a moon being; but her aging was much slower. She still looked like a kid despite having such a large lifespan.

She could play with toys, mess about and get into trouble. Do things that grown-ups couldn't and didn't have to take life seriously. This is why Usagi and the others were jealous of her sometimes.

However back home she had to act a certain way. She could still be a child but being a princess she had to act more like a lady than a kid. All of the things she did back home she couldn't do here. She couldn't play games or mess about or act all carefree. She had duties, studies and responsibilities to attend to.

But despite all that she could still be babied by her mother. She could still be a kid when she was with her parents; and they never judged her. She didn't care how immature she acted; but she still made sure she wasn't overly spoiled and had good morals.

She clenched the swing chains tightly in her hands and bowed her head. Where was her mummy? Why wasn't she here? Usually she was one of the first to arrive and would greet her by surprise. They would argue but get home and eat dinner. But today she wasn't here.

She wasn't with Mamoru; that much she knew. He had work and was on a busy shift; so she had no way to see him. He had been working a lot more as of late to pay for his trip to America to study abroad.

He was becoming more and more mature each day. He would truly become an amazing person someday. Closer to the amazing, philosophical father she knew and who ruled the moon kingdom.

Suddenly she was brought out of her thoughts by someone approaching her. She heard footsteps growing closer and closer in her direction. She looked up quickly but saw nobody before her; nobody standing by the gates; not even hiding by the stone pillars beside them.

But she had quite clearly heard someone coming to her. Could it be Diana checking up on her to make sure she was ok? But that was unlikely as she hadn't heard her bell at all.

Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder and jumped out of her skin. She looked behind her to see her teacher smiling at her. "Chibiusa-chan it's awfully late. Why don't you come inside and wait; it's not good to be outside like this" the teacher said warmly.

Chibiusa was awfully young and being alone was not very safe at all. There were awful people who kidnapped kids and even much more sinister things. She didn't want something like that happening to her. She wanted to make sure she was kept safe until she went home.

Chibiusa crumpled up her face sternly "I'm fine. It's too quiet inside; I wanna stay out here!" she snapped adamantly. Inside was lonely and quiet; nobody to play with silence echoing the room. She would feel too sad if she was inside that place. Being outside at least made being alone more tolerable.

The teacher sighed heavily. She couldn't leave Chibiusa alone and she had to lock up. If she could only reach Chibiusa's mother; but Miss Tsukino wasn't answering her phone.

She looked out at the sky quietly taking in the evening colours. Why had nobody come to find Chibiusa? Surely they weren't all busy were they? "Now Chibiusa be reasonable; being out here is not appropriate. Please come inside" the teacher scolded.

Why did she always have to be so difficult? While she was not a bad child she never seemed to listen to others. She always had to do things her way and it infuriated her to no end.

All the other children were well behaved and did as they were told. But Chibiusa always had to know best and have her way; like a spoiled brat. Had her parents never taught to act well behaved?

Chibiusa bowed her head squeezing the bars. She wanted to go home; she wanted to be where she was safe. This lady was too bossy and always scolded her for being herself. Telling her what to do and telling her off.

She wasn't bad she just liked to have fun and play. Why did she have to be so mean to her? She didn't do anything wrong. Tears stung her eyes and welled up spilling onto her knees. They dripped onto her lap making a small sound but she didn't care.

Her body trembled as the tears spilled over; she was hungry and tired and lonely. She didn't like this mean teacher and she wanted to go home. "Mummy; where are you? Why haven't you come for me yet?" she sobbed mentally.

"CHIBIUSAAAA!" a loud voice cried suddenly.

The small pink haired girl looked up quickly her tears spilling over. Surprise and hope filling her body like water. In the distance rushing towards the gate was Usagi. Pink cheeked and out of breath almost falling over her own feet.

She was wearing maid uniform waitress attire and was carrying her coat. She looked like she had run here all the way in it. She was slightly dirty and her knees were scuffed meaning at some point she had fallen over.

"Who on earth?" The teacher muttered suspiciously. Who was this strange girl rushing towards them? Was she Chibiusa's big sister? How inappropriate to have left her here all by herself. What would their parents say?

"Ma…ma…" Chibiusa said quietly her voice a state of disbelief. She had really come; she hadn't forgotten about her.

The girl came closer her long blonde hair flowing behind her and big baby blue eyes. She had a pair of messy buns as a hairstyle that was slowly coming undone as she ran. Her clothes were messy and worn from a long day at work. She was just about falling over in her shoes from running all the way here.

"CHIBIUSA-CHAN!" Usagi cried loudly her voice anxious. She hadn't meant to make her wait so long for her to show up. Her boss had given her a longer shift at the last minute so she couldn't get here.

She had worked her hardest to make it go faster but to no avail. As soon as it was over she had rushed out of the café with her belongings. She didn't care about changing or appearance; she just had to pick up her child from preschool.

While she acted all tough and cheeky; Chibiusa was still a child. She would worry and get anxious just like any other kid.

Given how she was way over the time limit of being late to get her; of course Chibiusa would be upset. Waiting for her mummy to come and get her so they could go home.

Her chest heaved heavily and she was out of breath. She could taste metal and her body ached from her shift and the running. But she didn't care; she wanted to make sure that Chibiusa was ok and not crying waiting for her.

"Do you know this lady Chibiusa-chan?" the teacher asked sternly glaring at her. What a mess she was.

Chibiusa ignored her and jumped off the swing as fast as she could. She never thought she would come and get her. She thought she would be here all alone and forgotten at day-care; sitting on the swings all night waiting for someone to find her.

She ran towards the blonde as fast as her legs would carry her. A new found energy coming from somewhere as she rushed towards her. Her vision became blurry as tears began to flow again. They spilled over down her cheeks and she got closer and closer to Chibiusa.

"MAMAAAA!" Chibiusa cried loudly at the top of her lungs. She had been waiting for so long to see her.

Eventually Usagi fell to her knees not caring about the sharp pain of her knees hitting the gravel. A few scrapes meant nothing to her right now; she just wanted to see her child.

She had felt so bad and so scared knowing Chibiusa would be all by herself. Waiting for her to show up and take her home; but she never came.

"Chibiusa-chan!" Usagi cried tearfully. She was soon met with the warm feeling of the pinkette throwing herself into her arms. She was almost knocked over by the small child. Her desperation as she leapt into her arms said it all. She had really been scared when she didn't show up to meet her.

"MAMA, MAMA, MAMA!" Chibiusa sobbed loudly into her mother's bosom. She was warm and safe now; she didn't feel scared anymore. She knew that she would show up; even if it took a long time.

"I'm so sorry Chibiusa. I didn't mean to make you wait so long. Mummy is really, really sorry!" Usagi sobbed apologetically. She had been so worried that Chibiusa would have been scared and curled up somewhere. Hiding and thinking she would be left there forever.

Chibiusa buried her face deeper into Usagi's chest. She was warm and smelled like her usual comforting smell. No matter what happened to her or what bad things happened. She could always find comfort in the arms of her mother. "Mama….I missed you" Chibiusa whispered.

After

"I'm so sorry for making you look after her extra hours. My boss made me work overtime" Usagi apologized awkwardly. She probably looked like neglectful mother by not showing up on time. God what a reputation she must have around here.

The teacher laughed awkwardly. She felt bad thing Chibiusa's mother was neglectful; when in fact she was a hardworking mother. "No; not a problem; you can't help being a working mother" the teacher said nervously.

If this was the case she would happily walk Chibiusa home or have her stay with a friend. Or at least the mother could work something out; just so it didn't happen again.

Usagi laughed awkwardly and bowed gratefully. She couldn't thank this woman enough for what she had done. After a small exchange of words Chibiusa and Usagi left quietly; walking away from the preschool quietly into the distance.

"Honestly what a troublesome mother" the preschool teacher muttered crossly. She gazed quietly at the gentle smile forming on Chibiusa's face as she held her mother's hand as they left.

She was used to seeing Chibiusa moody or temperamental. But this was the first time she was seeing her smile. The woman smiled fondly while watching the pair "Who knew that child could make such a face".