Author's notes: ^_^ Ohayou, konnichiwa, konbanwa, mina-sama. Thank you for trying out my fanfic. ^_^ This isn't my first Sailormoon fanfic, it's my second. ^^; But I wrote my first one two years ago, and it wasn't very good, so... ^^;;; Anyway, if nothing else it gave me some experience. This fanfic is based on the manga storyline and mostly takes place in the future (except for this part). I've planned out four parts, the other three being longer than this one, but sometimes authors end up changing outlines completely, so who knows? ^_^; You won't really have had to read the manga to understand this story, but it does help with little tiny details (okay, some big ones, too). I tried to stay as close to the storyline as possible and use the correct dates, so this can be thought of fitting very nicely into the story. I say that, but there's one point which I'd like to make clear. As you read farther into this story you might say, "That would *never* happen! There's no evidence for that!" Well, you'd be right, sort of. There is some very subtle evidence in the manga, especially in the artbooks. Not enough to definitely say it's true, mind you, but enough to create a fanfic around it. ^_^; Isn't that what fanfics are for? To explore possibilities? :) By now I'm sure you're all going "Huh? What is she talking about?" Well, you'll find out in later chapters. I didn't want to spoil it for you here. ^^; I'm tending to use a fair amount of Japanese in this fanfic, just because I imagine them speaking totally in Japanese with subtitles in my mind. ^^; Most of it's fairly straight forward, and you should be able to tell what's going on even if you don't know any Japanese at all. I'm rating this fanfic R. Not all of it is worth an "R" rating (this part, for example, is at most PG), but some of it is. It's mostly because of the sexual scenes and situations that will happen later on. It's not a hentai fic, though (not that I have anything against hentai fics ^=^;). No one really pays attention to ratings anyway, do they? Special thanks to all my favourite fanfic authors! Jackie Chiang, LeVar Bouyer, Tim Nolan (he's the man ^_-), Greenbeans, and everyone else I'm forgetting! You're fanfics are great, and have given me a lot of inspiration for this one. ^_^ Doumo arigatou! And, of course, I thank the megami Takeuchi Naoko for writing and drawing such an interesting and compelling story. Sailormoon has changed my life, and it makes me very happy. It's a part of ME. Anyway, I'm sure you've all had enough of by babbling. On with the fanfic! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chibiusa no PYUA na kokoro (Chibiusa's Pure Heart) Part 1 By Andrea Doolan "Sailormoon no ichiban daifan" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~*~*~*~*~ The mid-summer sun was just starting to set over the rolling hills of the Japanese countryside. If one listened closely, one could hear the faint cry of seagulls a few kilometres to the east, where the Pacific Ocean stood. The wind was ever so gentle as it washed the cresting waves ashore. One would never guess that a site as peaceful as this would even exist five months after the fierce battle in the river delta of Tokyo occurred. The Silence had fallen upon the Earth, but thanks to the ever-shinning light of the Messiah, she rose to resurrect the souls and structures which inhabited the blue-green sphere. Out of this a child was born, or rather reincarnated. With it came hope for a bright future and happiness for everyone. No one would have recognised this child if they saw it today. Instead of a five-month-old baby, the body of a five-year-old stood in its place. Tonight she was being put to bed by her mother in a 19th century western style house on the grassy hills beside the sea. "Ne, Michiru-mama," said Hotaru as she was tucked under the covers, "what's love?" The woman with long aqua green hair giggled a little bit. She had a caring smile on her face and looked lovingly at the black haired child. "I wonder what made you ask that, Hotaru-chan." "Nothing, really... I was just wondering." Hotaru looked at her inquisitively. The graceful woman sighed, still smiling. "Well, love is the most powerful force in the world. It can heal all wounds and brings joy and happiness to everyone." Hotaru looked at her mesmerised, and pleaded with her eyes to be told more. "There are lots of different kinds of love, each one of them wonderful. For example, Haruka-papa, Setsuna-mama, and I love you very much. You're our very precious daughter." Hotaru smiled happily at this and replied, "Hai! I love you all, too!" Michiru continued, "And then there's the type of love you feel for a friend, such as myself with Setsuna." Hotaru just gave a knowing nod. "And then... At one point in your life you'll meet one person whom you want to spend the rest of your life with. This person, you will realise, is the other half of you and part of your soul. You'll become unable to think of being with anyone else. This person will fill your thoughts and your heart. Together, you will make a complete package." "Like you and Haruka-papa, ne!" said the child happily. Michiru just smiled. "I think it's time for little girls to get to sleep." "Ohhh..." "Sa, turn off your lamp." The little girl complied, which left the volume of Yeats' poems in shadow. Thus far, she had memorised about half the book. In actuality, the room was full of ornately decorated lamps, but the one by the bed was the only light source for the room at that time. Michiru bent over and kissed Hotaru goodnight. "Oyasumi nasai." "Oyasumi." Michiru shut the bedroom door still with the loving smile on her face. ~*~*~*~*~ The bell struck 3:25 at Juuban Elementary School. A rush of students started to run towards the shoe lockers. A girl with pink hair walked over to a desk at the opposite end of class 6-B. Her oval shaped odango had a more than passing resemblance to a certain animal. "Ho * ta * ru * chan!" she said teasingly. "Kaeru yo." "Hai, Chibiusa-chan! Ne, why don't we stop at Fruit Parlor Crown and get some milkshakes?" "Okay!" The two girls walked hand-in-hand out of the school and along the streets of Juuban. They idly chatted about the on-again off-again relationship between Kyuusuke and Momoko. Before long they were sitting at a booth in the soda shoppe giving their orders to Furuhata Unazuki. "Chibiusa-chan, we'll always be friends, right?" This made the pink haired girl look up from her strawberry milkshake. She put on the biggest smile and said, "Un! Forever and ever!" But the cheery exterior didn't fool Hotaru. "Then if you're my friend, why are you leaving?" There were almost tears in her eyes. Chibiusa's smile faded away. "Gomen ne. But I have to go home. This isn't my time, and I have to tell mama all that's happened." Hotaru looked dreadfully disappointed. She didn't like the thought of losing her best friend for any reason. "But...when you go back, I'll be there, right? The older me, I mean." At this Chibiusa could barely hold back her tears. She wasn't allowed to tell anybody that she had never seen Uranus, Neptune, or Saturn in Crystal Tokyo. She had sworn Pluto. She never really understood why, and no one would tell her. But to make her friend happy, a little white lie couldn't hurt. "Of course you'll be there!" she tried to say as cheerfully as she could. Anything for friendship. Suddenly Hotaru got very serious. "We have to make a pact." "Nani?" asked Chibiusa. "A pact. We have to promise we'll always be together no matter what. Friends forever." Chibiusa smiled. She liked the idea a lot, so at the joining of their two pinkie fingers, their pact was sealed. "Forever." ~*~*~*~*~ Hotaru was lying face down on her bedding crying more than she had ever cried in her life. The past few days had not been easy for her. It had come the time to see Chibiusa off to the future, and she didn't like it one bit. In her mind's eye she could still see herself hugging the pink haired girl, tears streaming down her face. Chibiusa wasn't any less emotional. But it was time for her to go. Everyone said their goodbyes; Usagi was taking it pretty hard herself. Finally the pink beam of light carried Chibiusa up to the sky and then faded out. Hotaru had been a complete wreck afterwards. She didn't even go to school the next day. Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna were worried about her, but knew she needed at least some time to herself. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. "Hotaru, may I come in?" asked the slightly low voice. "Hai," answered a weak voice. The tall woman came into the dimly lit room and sat on the bed. She started to stroke the crying girl's hair. "Shhh... It's all right." Hotaru looked up at Haruka and flung herself into her arms. "Oh, Haruka-papa! I miss her so much! I miss her so much!" "I know, I know," she said in a calming tone. "We all miss her, but I don't think we can even begin to imagine what you're feeling. You just have to believe in your friendship." "Believe?" "Sou, shinjiteru yo. Your friendship is very strong. It can't be broken by the waves of time or anything else. You will always be friends, and you know that. That's what's important." Hotaru stopped her crying. She remembered their pact. "Sou yo ne. We'll be friends forever, we swore it. I believe... I believe we'll meet again, Chibiusa-chan." At that moment, a shooting star streaked across the sky above the house. ~*~*~*~*~ To be continued in part 2! ^_^ Wow, that was kind of short. This was more of a prologue than anything else, really. The other three parts should be much longer, I hope. ^_^; Well, this is usually the part where fanfic authors ask for email and feedback. If you have anything at all to say, just email me at ajhd@king.igs.net. Though I am kind of swamped with email, so don't expect a reply right away. ^^;; And visit my page: http://www.king.igs.net/~ajhd ^_^ Extra special thanks to Jay Dee Archer (aka Jupiter Knight) for proof reading my fanfic for me! Arigatou gozaimashita! Go see Jupiter Knight's fanfic archive, he has lots of great stories. ^_^ http://www.dragonfire.net/~JupiterKnight/ If anyone is interested, I wrote this while listening to the Sailormoon S Music Fantasy CD. I especially like Fly me to the Moon. Completed: Aug 19th 1998.