Golden Children
Chapter 1: Fresh Start
By: Lady of Earth and Garnet
Rating PG-13 (?) There’s like five bad words, if you’re two, don’t read it 
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Disclaimer:

Garnet: Sailor Moon belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, and blah, blah, blah... BUT!
We do own Taiyo, right Aya-chan?

Aya-chan: That's RIIIIIIGHTT!!!!!!
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Sunrise.

Another day. Another crummy, crummy day.

Usagi thought glumly, slipping out of bed. She threw a glance over her 
shoulder, checking
the alarm clock. Good, she still had an hour and a half until school. Enough 
time for a
shower. Okay, so it was obvious that her life wasn’t a merry little 
wonderland anymore.
She doubted it ever was. At least she had friends then though. She peeled 
off her pink
nightgown, kicking it into the hamper. Hah, some friends they turned out to 
be.
Well Minako... she asked herself stepping into the shower. Minako was 
Minako, sweet, caring,
happy Minako. She and Minako had always had this bond. Maybe it was because 
they were both
blondes, and both had the some problems.

Usagi turned and splashed her face with the cold
water. She had committed so many crimes as Sailor Moon. Thinking back on it, 
she had relied
on the others to do everything for her. They were the true Senshi, not her. 
She couldn’t do
anything right anymore, she only succeeded in making everything worse. The 
water startled
her out of her thoughts, it was beginning to warm up. Normally, the old 
Usagi would have
stayed in another fifteen minutes, procrastinating long enough to be late. 
Not today though.
Not as the new Usagi. Amazing what a few bad friends can do to a person. She 
quickly
dressed, noticing the lack of her transformation locket, but dismissed it 
with a sigh.
She was constantly doing this to herself.

Walking over to her newly cleaned desk, she carefully put the homework that 
her father had
helped her with, away in her book bag. She then turned to the task of doing 
her hair.
Instinctively, she began to wind her odangos, but then forced herself to 
stop.
A silver gleam caught the corner of her eye. Her hand stretched and the 
clenched,
and then stretched again. In one snip, her once ankle length
hair now fell to her shoulders in a shower of golden hair. She let out a 
startled cry when
she realized what she had just done. She carefully put the scissors down on 
her desk,
picking up the hair and throwing it in the trash can as best as she could, 
wondering if
this is what people meant when they felt light-headed. Nah, probably not. 
But it was still
a amusing thought. Usagi let out a grin, running her fingers through her 
*short* wet hair.
Now, how would she style her hair today?

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Tsukino Ikuko had a routine. Get up, get dressed, wake up Kenji, yell for 
Usagi and Shingo
to get up, start breakfast, scream for Usagi to get up again, feed Kenji and 
Shingo, yell
for Usagi again, fix their lunches, and then finally scream that Usagi was 
going to be late
if she didn’t get up now. However, much to her pleasant surprise, Usagi 
broke that system.
She shattered it.

"Ohayo Okaa-san, can I help you make breakfast this morning?" she asked,
totally ignoring her mother’s stare. Ikuko walked over and placed a hand on 
her daughter’s
forehead. "-yoo-hoo, Okaa-san you all right?" Usagi’s crystal blue eyes bore 
into her,
concern imbedded into them.

"Hai Usagi, iie, I don’t need help with breakfast. You can go
sit down." her voice came out shakily.

"Ohayo Ik- Usagi? Uso.." her father dropped his briefcase in shock. Usagi 
stood up and gave
her father a kiss on the cheek. "Ohayo Otou-san." she said sweetly, sitting 
down.
Kenji walked over to Ikuko,

"Who is she, and was has she done with my daughter?" he whispered. Ikuko 
elbowed him sharply
in the stomach,

"Usagi, did you cut your hair?" she asked, eyeing Usagi’s twin braids. Usagi 
looked up from
where she was reading the newspaper (Ikuko’s and Kenji’s eyes widened at 
this)

"Hai, I hope you don’t mind. It was just getting too long and hard to 
handle." she lied
between her teeth. Her mother smiled sweetly, "I think it looks lovely 
dear." She paused
turning back to her eggs as Shingo came into the room. "I have to be 
dreaming! Usagi was up
before I was... someone pinch me!" he cried. Usagi made a move to get up,

"Gladly..." Ikuko narrowed her eyes and held an arm out infront of him,

"Cool it you too." she hissed. Usagi and Shingo reeled back in fear,

"Hai, gomen Okaa-san." was the immediate response. Ikuko switched back into 
to happy mode.

"How would you like your eggs Usagi?" she questioned. There was a pause.

"Actually, I’m not very hungry. I think I’ll just head off to school now." 
Usagi stood up
from the table stretching. Ikuko dropped her spatula, Kenji sprayed his 
coffee across the
table, and Shingo choked on his cereal. Ikuko was the first to recover, 
"Well, have a nice
day, your lunch is by the door." She called after the retreating figure of 
Usagi.
Shingo opened his mouth to say something but Usagi’s head popped back in, 
"If Luna comes,
don’t left her in. Remember how I found her? Well, I found her real owner 
and returned Luna.
She needs to learn to stay away." She spoke from the doorway. Her family 
nodded dumbly.
After the door shut, signaling Usagi’s departure, Kenji shook his head. 
"That girl never
ceases to surprise me."

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Right.
Left.
Right.
Left.
Right
Left.
STOP.

Mamoru jogged by the spot Usagi had stopped at, avoiding a familiar crash. 
After he had
past, Usagi continued to walk with her head down. "Usak- Usagi?" a voice 
called from
behind her. She turned slowly on her heels, not really wanting to talk to 
the person.
Mamoru jogged up to her, cocking his head to the side, as if he was 
inspecting her.
Usagi mentally sighed.

"Hai Mamoru-san?" She asked almost impatiently. Usagi thought she
saw Mamoru wince.

"Did you... cut your hair?" he grabbed a braid, playfully pulling it.
Usagi pulled back from his grasp, she wasn’t going to go for that one.

"Hai, I did. Sorry I didn’t call and ask for your permission." she sneered 
angrily,
turning back around. Mamoru blinked.
A hand grasped her small wrist, turning her back around to face Mamoru.

"What I wanted to tell you was that I’m leaving for medical school." Usagi 
shrugged,

"Congratulations..." she muttered, spinning around. Mamoru pulled her back 
to face him
again. "Let go, I’m going to be late!" she tried to pull her wrist away, but 
Mamoru’s
strong hand continued to hold her in place. "I’m leaving for America next 
week."
She knew something was suppose to happen when he said it. But nothing came. 
She couldn't
feel her heart break, or tears welding up in her eyes. Nothing.

And she supposed it should be frightening. But she couldn't feel anything.

Not after all the pain she went through. She had suppose that her heart 
simply just
had enough hurting and simply shut-down. So she looked at him with empty, 
emotionless
eyes and walked away. Nothing, could have been more painful for him than 
that display.
Not even a word. The silence cut through him like a sword.

She didn't seem to care that he was leaving. No anger, no tears...Nothing.
And he stood there, motionless, only feeling the tears that were threatening 
to fall
and his own heart breaking in the process.

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Usagi arrived at school with a slight emptiness on her face. Naru must have 
sensed
something was wrong, because the first words out of her lips where,

"Usagi-chan... Doushita no?" Usagi sighed making up some excuse as Umino 
walked over.
Their conversation revolved mostly around Usagi’s new hair style, and much 
to Usagi’s
dismay, the Sailor Senshi.

"No, Sailor Venus is cuter and prettier then Jupiter. She’s so tall and 
strong it scares me."
Umino explained to his girlfriend and friend. Usagi thought
with a grin, "No, Sailor Moon much cooler. She’s a better person then all of 
them." a voice
said from above their gossip circle. Usagi’s head snapped up, and her jaw 
dropped.

"Minako...?"

"Ohayo Minako, what brings you here? Got any dirt you want me to post on the 
Internet?"
Umino asked excitedly rubbing his hands together. Usagi continued to stare 
at her desk.
she thought desperately. "Umino! Stop being a dweeb! Minako-chan, are you 
coming to school
here now?" Naru questioned, slamming Umino’s drooling face down onto the 
desk.
Minako laughed at the sight.

"Hai, I moved into an apartment." Usagi, Naru, and Umino
looked up in surprise.

"Nani?!" the three of them exclaimed. Every head in the class
whirled towards them. Minako coughed, "Hey, what are you staring at? There’s 
nothing to see
here!" she snapped. Usagi let out a small laugh, and Minako occupied the 
desk in front of
hers. "It’s because I’m usually home alone anyway." she sighed, "It didn’t 
take much
convincing. Some times I don’t think my parents care if I were to just roll 
over and die."


Usagi and Naru’s eyes misted over, "Oh Minako-chan, I didn’t know... I’m so 
sorry!"
Naru cried. Usagi thought, staring at her pencil.

"Hey Usagi..." Minako called softy when Umino and Naru became involved in 
their own
conversation as to what would be on the next test. Usagi looked up to meet 
Minako’s eyes.
They shone with compassion, sadness, and grief... for her?

"Look Usagi, the reason I didn’t say anything last night was because... well 
because I didn’t
agree with them. I don’t know where they got the idea from either, it’s very 
strange.
I think you’re the real thing Usagi-chan, can you ever forgive me for not 
speaking up?"
she asked hopefully. Usagi smiled, and reached over her desk to hug Minako,
"Of course v-chan, us blondes have to stick together you know!" Minako 
hugged her back
and smiled, "All for one, and fun for all!" she exclaimed clasping Usagi’s
hands in hers. Usagi stared at her friend then burst into a fit of giggles, 
"Yes v-chan,
that’s it exactly."

"What? What’d I say?"

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"YOU WHAT?!" Usagi shrieked.

"Lower the decibels Usa-chan! I told you five times already!"

"I like my decibels right where they are!" Usagi screeched again from where 
they were eating
lunch together under a tree. "You’re acting all surprised... I told you, I 
didn’t agree with
them. I wasn’t going to hang around with traitors anymore." Minako said 
simply, taking a
bite of her lunch.

"I know, but you..." Usagi dropped her voice to a mere whisper, "You didn’t 
have
to quit the Sailor Senshi."

Minako shrugged, "I still don’t see what’s upsetting you."

"You could’ve been my eye in the sky!"

"You’re WHAT?"

"My spy, to tell me what’s going on with the enemy and stuff!"

"I thought you didn’t want to have anything to do with the Senshi anymore, 
besides, Artemis
already has that job for me."

"Artemis? Artemis believes in me, but my own guardian doesn’t... that makes 
no sense to me
somehow..." Usagi muttered shaking her head.

"Look! It’s Makoto and Ami, they’re staring at us!" Minako hissed.

"They’re probably staring at my hair." Usagi whispered back, "Don’t make eye 
contact!"

"No, they’re staring at me for being with you." Minako seethed.

"What do they think I am, some sort of plague?" Usagi moaned.

"More like a threat." a voice called from above.

"Hello Kitty." Minako spoke.

"Nani? What-" Minako cut Usagi off.

"That’s my favorite anime, have you seen it lately?" Minako wasn’t speaking 
to Usagi
anymore. "I thought your favorite anime was Sailor V-" Usagi was once again 
cut off.

"Hello Kitty’s been on the look out for new friends." the voice whispered 
from above.
Usagi sighed and continued to eat her lunch as Minako continued to banter 
with the voice.

"Has Hello Kitty met any new friends?" Minako questioned.

"Iie, Hello Kitty is still on the look out." There was a sound of a twig 
snapping and a
blur of white flew from the tree and away from them. Minako continued to 
eat, totally
oblivious to the look Usagi was giving her. "What the HELL was that all 
about?" she hissed.
Minako glanced up, "Don’t swear, Usagi dear... it’s not flattering." Then 
she added in a
low voice, "That was Artemis... that’s our code language whenever there’s 
another Senshi
around." she explained softly. Usagi sweatdropped. "Minako, people were 
staring, couldn’t
you have chosen a more... grown up anime?"

"Why, what’s wrong with Hello Kitty?" Minako pouted. Usagi stood up, 
laughing to herself,

"You’re right, forget I even asked. We’re going to be late for class if you 
don’t
hurry!"

"But I’m not done eating yet!"

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"I didn’t know Minako was transferring schools!" Rei commented at the next 
Senshi meeting.
They had gathered on the steps of the shrine, with their bodies strewn 
about.

"Trust me, we saw her with are own eyes, didn’t we Ami-chan?" Makoto argued.

"Hai, but she acts as if she didn’t notice us at all. The only people she 
would talk to were
Umino, Naru, and... Usagi..." Ami’s voice trailed off.

"Did you guys see Usagi’s new hair? I can’t believe she cut it!" Rei 
exclaimed.
Makoto shook her head, "I didn’t recognize her at first. She’s changed so 
much over the past
few weeks..."

Dead Silence.

"SO... about those youma attacks..." Rei broke the silence. Ami and Makoto 
snapped back into
the moment, clearing their minds of Usagi. "Uh... oh right, the youma 
attacks." Ami replied
intelligently, pulling out her mini computer. "So far most of them have been 
random, and the
only thing that has been consistent is their search for the "Rabbit"." she 
finished snapping
her computer shut. Rei sighed, "I could do a fire reading..."

"But that drains so much of your energy." Luna finished. Rei nodded.

"Do you think they mean Usagi when they talk about the rabbit?" The sneaky 
spy Artemis
offered. "Iie, she has nothing to do with Senshi business anymore, 
remember?" Ami answered
sadly. "That makes no sense, you know that right? If Usagi isn’t the 
princess, then how did
she defeat Beryl?" He reasoned.

"We weren’t there Artemis, and the Senshi can only remember so much." Luna 
snapped back a
little bit too quickly.

Silence rang through again.

"I’ll go get some tea!" Rei rushed into the shrine.

She couldn’t stand it anymore. It just didn’t feel right talking about 
Usagi, it was almost
as if they didn’t deserve her. The Senshi were falling apart without her... 
and now Minako
too. To tell the truth, Rei was having the same doubts as Artemis. She had 
considered Usagi
her best friend, and it killed her more then she would let it show when she 
said those words
to her.

"ARGH! Sailor Moon, why can’t you be more responsible!"

Rei held back a sob. She had let her best friend down in so many ways. Rei 
poured the tea
leaves into the boiling water. She strategically placed the tea pot and cups 
on the tray,
balancing it on one hand. Minako was so lucky she got out.
So lucky... Well, Usagi had to be partially satisfied, considering the fact 
she never wanted
the duty as a Senshi. As long as she could be happy...
Upon her arrival back to the shrine’s steps, she noticed the group was still 
silent.
In front of them was a girl with gray hair and purple eyes.

"I’m sorry, the temple is closed for the day." Rei called to her.
The girl smiled, which wasn’t exactly something Rei would call a smile,

"Is this the Sailor Senshi meeting?" she asked innocently.

"IIE!" was the immediate (and way to quick) response. The girl grinned even 
more,

"So I am in the right place."

"Who are you?" inquired Ami. The girl looked surprised,

"How rude of me! It’s been a thousand years since my last manners class!
My name is Selenity." Rei promptly dropped the tray.

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For the first time in centuries, Ami couldn't think.
Gathering her thoughts, she snapped out of the trance she was in.

"Rei, pick your jaw off the floor." Ami said quietly.

"Huh?" Asked Rei, before blushing and snapping her mouth shut.
All Mako could do was stare at the 'supposed' Princess before them.
None of her senses told her this person was an imposter.
And not once had her abilities as a senshi failed her.
She cleared her throat and walked up to Selenity.

"Are you really her?" She asked, voice faltering for a brief moment.
Though this did not go unnoticed by Selenity.

"Do you doubt me Jupiter?" She asked, in a very commanding voice if Mako 
ever heard one.
The warrior within her immediately snapped awake.

"No, your highness." She answered abruptly, standing straight; surprising 
both Rei and Ami.
Selenity smiled. "Very good." She said.

The two senshi were exchanging looks when Chibiusa entered the temple.
The little girl's pink eyes widened as she saw two confused looking senshi,
Mako in her senshi-stance and a woman with long gray hair shaped to two 
odangos.
Her first instinct was to run towards the woman and hug the living daylights 
out of her.
Mako wasn't sure what happened, as all she saw was a pink flash and the next 
thing she knew,
Chibiusa was holding Selenity very tightly. Selenity's face showed surprised 
and disgust
mixed into one, but quickly changed it to a loving look.

"Small Lady." She called softly. Chibiusa never moved an inch, but hung on 
tighter to her.
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The stranger brushed his hair away from his face. And he started to run his 
fingers
through his hair as he looked around the unfamiliar city, which was growing 
more and more
familiar by the minute. He finally smiled. The first time in a while.
He picked up his belongings, carrying it on his back, after he paid for the 
cab that is.
The journey from the train station to the apartment complex had not been 
that long, but
he didn't know where exactly the apartment was and he couldn't risk being 
lost in the city.
After getting his key, he began to walk up the stairs to the third floor. 
Where his room
was. After a rather tiring experience, 'Damn that lift for breaking down.' 
He thought,
wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. He opened the door and saw 
the apartment.
He shoved his belongings to a corner and saw the boxes scattered all through 
the apartment.
It was his friend who had arranged for his things to be brought there. he 
himself had never
been to the place once.

He walked towards the balcony and looked around the city, still not 
believing he was finally
there.

All those years...

He closed his eyes and breathed in the smell of the city. He smiled for a 
moment, just
as the memories began to flood his mind. But the smile soon turn to a frown, 
after reality
kicked in. He wasn't here for pleasure. he had something to do.

Something very important.

Finding the last link he had of his past.

Finding his sister.

The night wind ruffled his blond hair slightly, as if a sign of welcome.
He stepped into the apartment and walked towards one of the boxes and opened 
it.
And it was at this moment that he heard the soft 'meow'. He smiled and 
without even
looking behind him said, "Report."

"No sign just yet. I'm sure if we were to sense your sister's energy 
reading, it would
be if she were fighting." Said the cat. He turned around and looked at the 
feline.
It was of a dark grey color with a golden crescent moon symbol at the top of 
its head.

"I doubt she would be fighting anytime soon." He said. The cat nodded.

"But I have found an energy reading that's similar to your sister..." The 
cat's voice
trailed off. "And? Orion, what is it?" He snapped, looking annoyed at the 
cat.

"It's nothing much, Taiyo-san...But I've found someone with the energy 
reading that's
similar as your sister, but she's not your sister." Told Orion. Taiyo's blue 
eyes flashed
silently.

"Must be the presence we felt before." Taiyo said darkly. Orion nodded.

"What are you going to do?" Orion asked.

"Well...Wait....And visit some old friends." Taiyo said, smiling softly.
Orion smiled. "Your little Princess?" He asked. Taiyo nodded.

"One of the reasons I came here." He said, grinning broadly.

"I think moving here would do you some good after all, Taiyo." Orion said.
Taiyo sighed. "I hope so. After gaining my past memories back, it just makes 
me want to
find my sister more than ever." He told, almost wistfully.

"I've noticed."

"And then you came along of course..." Taiyo's voice trailed off as he 
rolled his eyes at
Orion. Orion narrowed his eyes. "Well SOMEONE had to look out for you. You 
do tend to be
very careless." Orion scolded.

Taiyo just laughed. Orion shook his head. "Just like your sister." He said 
with a slightly
frustrated sigh. Taiyo grinned at the cat and picked him up. "I know YOU 
would like
to see your sister too, Orion." Orion sighed,

"Yes. It's been a while..."

"If she's every bit as a pain as you are, I know my sister's all right." 
Taiyo said,
laughing again. "Don't you talk about my sister that way!" Orion shrieked. 
The last thing
heard from the two was Orion's loud scoldings and Taiyo's laughter.

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