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What Dreams May Come
Prologue
By: Bethany
Editor: Meara
Rated: PG
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	"My pretty girl, I need the light of your 
dreams."

	With a start, I sit straight up in bed, 
sweat running off my forehead. "I had.. that 
dream again," I whisper to myself.

	The sun is peeking through the sheer pink 
curtains, casting an orange glow over the room. 
Slowly I rub my forehead, placing my feet on the 
floor, blindly searching for my house shoes. 

	"Uggggggggg. It is too early... to be up. 
Way too early." Putting my robe on and tying it 
in front, I look at myself in the mirror.  The 
drawn, exhausted face that looks back at me doesn?t 
even seem familiar.  "I need a decent night's sleep."

	Before I could answer myself there was a 
short knock sounded on the door.  It swung open, 
revealing a short girl with blue hair, bright blue 
eyes and blue pajamas. "Morning Chibi-Usa-chan."

	"Eh? Oh, morning Pallas," I reply, yawning. 
"What are my plans for today?"

	"Hmmmm," Sailor Pallas, the youngest of the 
Princess? guards, pulls a sheet of paper from her 
pocket. "At one o'clock there is a Senshi meeting 
in the south chambers that you must attend. At six 
is the dinner with Prince Yansu.  Your mother 
insists you attend and be on your best behavior." 

	"Oh peachy, she is still trying to set me up 
with him? I'll have to talk to Poppa."

	"Um, the Queen left strict instructions for 
me to see that you do not talk to your father about 
it," Pallas explained, following me around the room 
as I gather my clothing.

	"Well, what you don't know won't hurt me, 
will it?" I quipped lightly, going in the bathroom 
and shutting the door. "Tell the others I want to 
go for a swim this morning, if they would like to 
join me."

	Sailor Palla giggles lightly, before going 
down the hall to the rooms she shares with her 
sisters.

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	"Chibi-Usa-chan!!! IIE!" 

	My eyes snap open, the hot water steaming up 
the room around me. "What is wrong with me?" I sigh, 
turning the water off. "It's been ten years since 
then, why now? Are you in trouble, Helios?"

	The name off my lips sounds like the sweetest 
candy. My mind vividly replays our kiss over and over, 
taunting me. "No!" I scream at my reflection in the 
mirror. "I mustn't think about what is impossible. 
I can't." 

	"My pretty little girl..."

	I stare around the room. It sounded as if he 
were here, with me. "Impossible," I cry, my tears 
falling freely now. "It is impossible."

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	"No! No! No! You... you told me that-that as-as-as 
long as I believed in my dream that-that you would always 
be with me! I won't let you go!"

	"I appreciate your feelings.. but I must say goodbye."

	Abruptly the dream ended just as fast as it had 
come up.  But instead of the familiar surroundings of 
my room, I am startled to see a forest draped in white.

	"Where am I?" My voice echoes around me, causing 
me to quickly cover my mouth and look around; startled.

	And suddenly the memories rush back to me, like 
it was only yesterday.  Walking through this forest to 
see him. 

	"Chibi-Usa-chan."

	A white mist surrounds me, drowning out all other 
vision.  Around my form evolves my princess dress; white 
heels on my feet. Confusion sets in my mind like a thick 
blanket, blocking out all rational thoughts. The only 
thing that exists for me is the here and now.

	The mist clears a path; and slowly I follow - 
almost against my will. In a dream-like trance, my eyes 
lift to see the shadow of a man in the forest. The bright 
moon is playing peek-a-boo with the clouds that roll 
across the sky, causing the rays of pale light to come 
and go quickly across his face.

	I feel my breath catch in my throat; locked within 
the walls of my lungs. My feet begin to move forward, as 
if of their own will, and suddenly I find myself face to 
face with *him.*

--End Prologue. 

Hi minna-san! Thanks for reading the prologue to my new
story. I have always wanted to do a fic that centered 
around Chibi-Usa - the way I see her. I am a(one of the
few, I'm sure) fan of Chibi-Usa and wanted to tell a story
about the way I see her; sweet and a bit lonely and very
kawaii when she wants to be - like most kids ^^
I know I have 2 chapters of Don't Let Me Go series to do;
and I have a good reason why it's not out! ^^; 
You see, my grandma's computer messed up, so I put my keyboard
on her computer to see if it would work and when I put it
back on my computer - it fried my plugs. All my work on the
series is on that computer and I can't get to them -_-;;
However, my computer will be fixed soon and the story will
be finished - for those of you who stuck with me and Patch
when our story got really long. ^^;;;;
Anyways, I hope to never write a story that long again - it's
emotionally draining; but I suppose you would have to write
a story like that to know what I mean ^^;
Anyways, going out of town this week on business--must go 
pack.
Luvs -n- hugs,
Bethany
Bethany212@aol.com
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/9333
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http://www.geocities.com/Palla_Palla_Play_house
Have a lot of web pages, ne? ^^