Author’s note: No, the character Sailormoon and the other Sailor Senshi do not belong to me, I’m just a rabid fan who admires Naoko-sama’s work. ^_^
This is a Peruru/Chibiusa fic, so all of you anti-Peruru people can kiss my Asian-Caucasian ass. ^_~ J/K
As for you concerned readers (I hope.); there is mild cursing, but no more than what was actually said in the SuperS movie. This takes place some time after the SuperS movie, since I haven’t seen the Stars season, forgive me if I’m a little inaccurate, but remember this is my fic. Not real. I wish it was, but alas, it isn’t.
Flames, comments, criticism, all are welcome, even flames because as I have said before, it gets drafty here. For the love of god, don’t hate me, I wrote this back when I was 12 and my cousin keeps pestering me to post it. Please don’t hate me…;_;
Ok, I think I’ve taken enough space, so if you’re still there, on with the story!
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Italics w/ “=voice in memories
*=Different scene, time, etc…
~=Voice in a dream
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A girl stared out of her empty window into space as she daydreamed about nothing in particular. She sighed, and looked around, confirming her isolation. She had friends, but they weren’t her age.
*Besides,* she thought, *they’re actually your mother’s friends…*
She was talking, of course, about the girls her mother, Usagi, went to school with: Rei, Makoto, Minako, and Ami. They were all very nice to her, but she knew that they all had responsibilities of their own and didn’t need to be bothered by both her and Usagi. Usagi was a nuisance all by herself, and they loved her, but they only had so much patience. She thought of Hotaru, her best friend, who would gladly have hung out with her- if she could even speak yet. Hotaru was too young in her developmental stage to even grasp the concept of just hanging out and besides, she needed to make up for the time she lost with her father. Momo-chan was out of town for the summer, so that pretty much wiped out all options she could think of.
She sighed again, and then let her eyes wander around her room, until her eyes suddenly settled on a long, spiraling flute. She slowly made her way towards it, gently picking it up. Feeling among the smooth, pearl-like texture and circling end, her eyes began to water as the memories came flooding back…
“Konnichiwa Small-lady, I was just stopping by to see yo-Small-lady! Is something wrong?” Diana asked worriedly.
“Hm? Oh, Diana-Chan, I’m sorry, I’m daydreaming too much lately…”she trailed off.
“Chibiusa-Chan, are you sure you are alright? You really don’t want to talk about it?” Diana said, already knowing that Chibiusa was disturbed about something important.
“It’s nothing really, just…”
“What?”
Chibiusa hesitated before putting on a big, fake, sugary smile, saying “Nothing!”
Diana saw right through Chibiusa’s facade, and pouted slightly, or about as much as a cat can pout. She knew Chibiusa had something on her mind that troubled her, but she also knew that she didn’t like to burden other people with her problems-cats as well. Diana decided to let it go at that because she knew she wouldn’t get any information straight from her. Diana then took a glance at what Chibiusa was holding.
*Peruru’s flute…I think I understand now…poor Chibiusa…* she thought to herself.
“You know Chibiusa-Chan, you can always tell me your problems because I’m always here for you, and somehow, I think that is why I was born…” Diana said with an encouraging smile, as she walked out of the room.
“I know you are, Diana, and I have always been grateful to have you around, it’s just that sometimes we need to figure out the answer to the problems ourselves. Please take my word on this one…” Chibiusa said quietly to herself as she returned her gaze back out of the window.
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“Luna! Luna…LUNAAA!!!!!!” Usagi yelled loud enough for everyone in the three-mile radius to hear.
“What? What is it?!!” Luna winced as she tried to fold her ears to protect herself in vain from Usagi’s painful, shrill voice.
“Oh! Luna, I needed to ask you about something, does Chibiusa seem troubled lately to you?”
“Oh Usagi-Chan, you’re always the last one to know…”Luna began.
“What’re are you talking about? If everyone already knew, then how come no one has asked her about it? “ Usagi eyed Luna, waiting for an answer.
“Don’t you think anyone one has tried? Besides, we know she won’t tell us a thing, she doesn’t like to bother other people with her worries…unlike some people who can’t resist blubbering on and on about their problems.” Luna said with a smirk.
“Are you trying to insinuate something, or do you really want a bath," Usagi threatened, "come on and tell me already what you think is bothering her."
“I wouldn’t know, but—“ Luna was interrupted by another cat, only smaller.
“I might have an idea,” a tiny, adorable voice mewed out sadly.
“What is it?” Usagi and Luna asked immediately at once.
“My guess is that she is missing—“ In turn, Usagi interrupted Diana.
“Could it be her parents from the future? Or maybe Hotaru? Or…” Usagi began rambling. Luna knew better than to pay attention to Usagi when she droned on without a clue.
“Tell me, daughter, who is our small lady missing?”
“I’m sure she misses all those people Usagi-sama is listing off, but the one that seems to be giving the most pain in her heart is the previous owner of the flute that Small-lady holds close to her in her room.” Diana finished.
“Peruru-san?“ Luna asked instantly. Diana only nodded to confirm her mother’s guess.
“Poor Chibiusa-Chan, she can never seem to keep her loved ones around her for long…” Luna sympathized, remembering the priest of Elysion, Helios, who couldn’t stay because of his responsibility to his realm, and then remembering the guardian of the sugar energy of children’s dreams, Peruru, who had left to fulfill his responsibility to his job.
Just then, Usagi broke out of her trail of ‘thought’ to utter a confused:
“What about Peruru?”
"*Sigh* Usagi, why can’t you ever pay attention?!!” Luna exploded,
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[Somewhere near America…]
Peruru had a warm smile on his face as he looked at a small toddler who had his face wrinkled up in fear, for the child was having a nightmare. Peruru noted the child’s discomfort, and began thinking of ways to bring the child from the nightmare, without waking him up. He then got an idea—his wings, which had special abilities, other than for flying.
He then began to concentrate. Slowly, his wings began to sprout from his back, releasing the bubbles that helped to conceal them. He then gently caught one of the bubbles with his soft hands, and placed it over the little boy’s face. He suddenly let go of the bubble, and it popped, little bits of the shimmering dust landing lightly on his face. The boy then sneezed, and went back to sleep, but this time the child started a new dream that didn’t frighten him.
Peruru smiled once more as he turned to leave—unfortunately, he didn’t see the toy truck that he suddenly tripped over.
“OW!” Peruru gasped, as he hit the floor. He looked back to see if the boy had woken up. Luckily, for him, the boy was a sound sleeper, however, his parents were not.
“Honey, I think I heard something in the baby’s room! Come, let’s go check on him.”
“…”
Peruru sweat-dropped—they can’t be allowed to find him! He quickly picked himself up and limped to the window, closing it behind him as he flew out into the night, just as the parents entered the little boy’s room…
*I wonder why there are children that are recently having nightmares. This shouldn’t be, since the Black Dream hole was destroyed…*
As he flew through the night sky, he looked at the amazing beauty that surrounded him: the stars that kept the full moon company and the misty clouds that assisted them by spreading their light out further to the earth, as the moon turns a river into a silvery body of water at night. With the perfect, surreal atmosphere that he was in, it was a small wonder that his thoughts took hold of his attention.
His first thoughts were of his brother, Pupuran. He painfully recalled that day his brother was turned into his current form, when Sailor Uranus sliced through his brother’s flute with her Space saber…
(Flashback… bear with me.)
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“What are you going to do with the children” Sailor Uranus coldly interrogated Pupuran.
“We’re going to let them live in a world where they’ll never have to grow up. What’s wrong with that?!” He screamed back at her. She swiped her blade through the flute.
“BADIYANU-SAMA!!!” Pupuran screamed as he turned into a hummingbird.
(Pause flashback for a second…)
Peruru’s eyes watered up every time he remembered that scene. He didn’t blame Sailor Uranus for doing what she had to do…or any of the Sailor Senshi. They did what they had to in order to save the world. And Chibiusa was in danger, so he himself would probably have done anything to save her from Badiyanu’s torture.
“Chibiusa…” Peruru suddenly said aloud to himself. He was quite surprised to find out that she was a Sailor Senshi, but then again, he knew he had seen her as something special before they were even introduced. He remembered her very well…and she was often on his mind. A smile slowly crept across his angelic face—and he began to blush feverishly….
(Another flashback, slap me if you want)
"That girl" he had thought to himself. "She looks like a princess with that beautiful gown…like the moon princess of the future moon kingdom that Okaa-san used to tell us about when we were little…but this is the past, so she couldn’t be…could she?"
He then thought back their departure…
“You’re leaving?”
*She looked almost hurt when she asked that…of course, I wasn’t really to eager to leave now was I?* Peruru pondered to himself.
“I’m the fairy that protects the sweet, beautiful dream energy that comes from childrens’ dreams…I’ll always be at your side.”
He melted at the sight of her reassured, sweet face. Then he got the greatest gift of his life. His cheek started to burn from the memory of those past events…
(End flashback…. yay!)
*What is it about her that makes me feel so happy at the mere memory of her—and feel this painful stab in my heart at the same time? Am I falling ill?*
As most can probably tell, the way he felt about Chibiusa confused even him.
*What makes me think about her differently from the rest of the children?*
He sighed, believing that he would never know the answer. And raced off through the clouds as if he were searching for something, but at last, disappointed, he realized that he didn’t know what he was looking for.
“WHY CAN’T I KEEP ANYONE I CARE ABOUT CLOSE TO ME?!!” He yelled out in frustration with only the sky to hear his desperate cries.
Just then, a small bird whizzed past Peruru’s face, and he almost lost control of his wings and fluttered wildly in the air. When he gained back control, he looked around to see what had set him off balance. The bird that had zipped across his face just hovered there, looking at him as if waiting for him to follow.
“Pupuran…?” He gasped. The bird gawked at him curiously, and then flew off.
“Pupuran!” Peruru yelled again. He wasn’t sure that the bird was who he thought it was, but he followed anyway, just to be sure, besides, he finally had something to look for. He followed the bird for hours until he was somewhere near a familiar location in the sky…a place that made a cold shiver of fear that tore through his spine. He pursued the bird, determined to find the truth. However, he felt more and more uneasy as he neared the creature.
*How can a bird possibly fly this long without rest…could this possibly be…?* He thought to himself as he forced his way towards the bird.
*And how can this area of the sky feel so…familiar…and foreboding? Something is not right about this place…and that bird I’ve been following can’t be a true bird…it’s too high up for even a bird to fly and birds have to rest eventually. Maybe it could actually be…Pupuran. In that case, I must follow it. I just hope this doesn’t get me in trouble.*
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“Mamo-Chan, that looks delicious! Um…could you possibly buy that for Chibiusa and me—those pastries are our favorite kind!” Usagi meekly asked her boyfriend, Mamoru.
“Sure…but what’s this sudden change all about, ne?” Mamoru questioned his Usako jokingly.
“Nani? What do you mean, Mamo-Chan?“ She replied, not sure if he was trying to poke fun at her. He still smirked and went on.
“Why are you asking for something on Chibiusa’s behalf? Do you owe her a favor, or did you do something to a belonging of hers?”
“What are you trying to say?! You don’t think I can be nice to our only daughter?!”
Usagi almost screeched out at him. Mamoru stuttered for a reply to save himself.
“O-of course not…I know you can be, it’s just that…that…"
She glared harder at him.
“…Soooo, Is she ok?” He finished.
Usagi broke her glare and retrieved the worried look she had had since the morning and she looked over at Chibiusa, who was staring at the cookies through the window of the sweetshop they were all in. She was still looking depressed and hurt, and it pained Usagi to see her act this way.
“Well, actually…”she began. Mamoru followed her direction of view and saw his daughter looking absolutely miserable.
“The problem is not so easily solved…she misses Peruru-san so much to the point of, well, this.” Usagi said as she looked into Mamoru’s eyes and motioned towards Chibiusa.
“Isn’t there anything we can do, Usako?” He asked with concern.
“I really don’t know what to do, Mamo-Chan…”
Mamoru didn’t have much of a clue of how to help his daughter. He couldn’t remember much about Peruru because he was unconscious for the most part of their first encounter, but when he awoke, Luna and Diana filled him in on part of the story while the rest of the Senshi supplied the rest of the story. From what he was told, he owed the fairy boy a huge debt for saving his future wife and daughter, as well as the rest of the world. He thought harder.
“Have you asked the other girls? Maybe with all of you focusing on it, you can come up with something and—” He was interrupted by Usagi’s outburst of enthusiasm.
“Hey! That’s a great idea! Thanks, Mamo-Chan!” She exclaimed as she ran off with the newly purchased sweets calling over her shoulder, “Take Chibiusa home by nightfall, I’m going to Rei-Chan’s temple and calling a meeting!”
“Usako, ABUNAI (look out)!!”
“Huh? What’s wro—“ She wondered aloud—just before she ran into a telephone pole.
“Usagi…?” Mamoru and Chibiusa sweat-dropped.
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[At the Hisakawa shrine, soon after…]
“I can’t believe you actually ran into a telephone pole, baka-Usagi!” Rei scolded, as she bandaged Usagi’s red forehead and nose. She had thought Usagi had been beaten up, as she had limped to the shrine, looking like she needed a priestess. She had been very worried and got upset when she found out that it was Usagi’s clumsiness that had gotten her into that condition.
“Hai, Usagi-Chan, you really had us scared for a moment, but anyway, why did you call for a sudden meeting?” Makoto said, as she brewed some herbal tea for Usagi’s headache. The blonde odango-atama haired girl suddenly jumped up and said with a smile, ”I’m so glad you asked, Mako-Chan! It’s about a problem—“ She was soon interrupted by another blonde haired girl, Minako.
“If it is about your unnatural clumsiness, then nothing can help you!” She joked.
“Alright, now that everyone has had their fun, can we let Usagi speak now?” Ami pleaded, placing a lock of her blue hair behind her ear.
“Thank you, Ami-Chan, now the dilemma is not actually mine, it’s Chibiusa’s, but since she is my daughter, I’ve made it my business!”
“What’s wrong with her? Is she ok?” Rei, Makoto and Minako asked at once.
“She is not ill, just heartbroken.” Usagi explained. Minako nodded, as she understood heartbreak.
“I thought something was amiss about her lately…” Ami said.
“She misses Peruru-san. And it rips at my heart to see my only child like this.” Usagi went on.
The girls all sighed in sympathy. Minako was the first to speak after a brief pause. She felt a bit sympathetic for Peruru’s brother, Pupuran, whom she felt in her heart that he must been deceived by Badiyanu.
“It makes me angry, she’s so young and people keep leaving her! It’s not fair! As the goddess of love and beauty, I am now determined to help a fellow girlfriend in distress!” The others sweat-dropped.
“…Right…So, what do you propose we should do?” Ami said, almost always one step further then the others.
“Well, that’s kind of why I came to you guys, so we could maybe find a solution together…” Usagi meekly answered.
The girls sat around for a while, thinking of a way. Finally, Rei spoke up.
“Hey, I can try to find him through a fire reading! Be back later!” She exclaimed as she ran out of the room, her long, raven hair trailing out behind her.
“While she is in there, we should brainstorm in here.” Ami suggested. Makoto jumped up and said, “We shouldn’t think so hard on an empty stomach, so I’ll get some food started!”
This went on for the rest of day.
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[Later that evening in Chibiusa’s bedroom]
Chibiusa smiled faintly as she brushed her waist length, soft-pink hair. She had gotten through the day without anyone else besides Diana suspecting something wrong with her—or so she thought. She again directed her attention to the full moon that was rising above her.
*The moon looks so beautiful tonight…I wonder if he is looking at it too…I can’t understand how I can hurt so much…I’ve been left behind before, but I have never have felt this miserable for so long…after he left.*
She put down the brush and opened her window to get a better view of the moon.
*It looks so lonely in the middle of the sky like that…*
She stared at it for a while longer, then shut the window and got ready for bed.
“Oyasumi-nasai, Chibiusa-Chan”, Diana yawned sleepily.
“You too, Diana, sweet dreams…” Chibiusa replied, but Diana was already asleep, and soon began to snore lightly. Chibiusa giggled quietly so she wouldn’t wake her up. She then lay down to sleep.
*Sometimes, Peruru, I wish that I had nightmares every night so that you could return to me to fix them and turn my nightmares into the beautiful dreams I once had, instead of the meaningless ones I get now.*
Thinking this, she sighed and tried to become lost in slumber.
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