Diana
A Sailor Moon fanfiction by Shadra
Sailor Moon and its characters are the creation
of Takeuchi Naoko. This story is for entertainment
purposes
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Artemis sat alone in the room, his only company being
a potted plant in the corner. He had been pacing back
and forth for what seemed hours, his mind on two
people he cared for deeply. He couldn't stand the
suspense at all. It was lonely in that room� very
lonely. Artemis sighed. Looking at the potted plant
in the corner, he said,
"Hmmm... So, meet anyone interesting lately?"
The plant didn't respond. Artemis continued.
"Being stuck in the corner like that doesn't give you
much opportunity to be social, I suppose."
The plant tumbled some chloroplasts and ignored
Artemis.
"What? Do I have something stuck to my face? Am I not
interesting enough for you? I have rights to be
myself, uninteresting or not! I AM SOMEONE!"
The plant remained mute. Artemis narrowed his eyes.
"So, you still ignore me? Fine! I don't have to talk
to the likes of YOU! Go suck on some dirt you
palmacious poltroon!"
The plant divided its cells. Artemis growled and left.
After a few minutes, he ran back into the room and
prostrated himself in front of the plant.
"I apologize, Plant-sama! I am simply under a great
deal of stress; surely you can understand..."
Plant-sama relocated nutrients and was silent.
Artemis' whiskers twitched violently.
"So, you continue to disrespect me? Prepare to meet
your NYAAOW!"
The plant may have prepared to meet its 'nyaaow', but
Artemis never found out.
Instead he found his tail supporting a great amount of
pressure and weight.
While Artemis cried, Sailor Venus cheerfully
announced, "Artemis-chan! You can come in now! ...
Artemis?"
She glanced down at her foot, which just so happened
to be on top of Artemis' tail.
"Sorry!"
She removed it, much to the cat's relief. After he
regained the feeling in his tail, Artemis followed
Venus to the small room next door. She let him in
and stood outside the door. Artemis paused and said,
"How is she? How is the--"
Venus cut him off, saying,
"She's waiting for you. Hurry." and motioned him
inside.
"Aren't you going to come in?" he inquired. Venus
shook her head. Artemis thought he saw a look of pain
in Venus' eyes, but decided he was imagining things.
Venus spoke seriously, saying,
"No, this is for you, and you alone. I will be out
here."
Artemis nodded and entered. The room was warm and
cozy, and the scent of lavender permeated the air.
Sitting on a pillow in the middle of the room, Luna
was lying down, her back to the doorway. Artemis
barely made it over to her under his own power, the
blood rushing to his head making it almost impossible
to have coherent thought. Stumbling to her side,
Artemis nearly burst.
There, cuddled next to Luna's chest, a tiny gray
kitten lay sleeping. Artemis marveled at how tiny its
paws were in comparison to Luna's, and how much it
looked like her. His heart filled with pride, and his
eyes with tears as he observed his child.
"Artemis�"
Luna's voice was barely a whisper. Artemis tore his
eyes away from the kitten and gazed at Luna's face.
She looked at her kitten and continued.
"Look what we have done. Look upon this child and know
that this is the result of all my love for you... the
love I stifled out of fear for the longest time. I was
afraid... I was afraid of being hurt. I never knew how
you felt... I never knew how *I* felt. Artemi... how
long has it been? How long have I been cruel to you? I
was so cold� so self-centered and thoughtless."
Tears began to form in her eyes. "But look. Look now
and see what I kept inside me. This child represents
our love... our hope... our future. One day,
Artemis... one day she will carry on our legacy. Then
she will start her own legacy, and on that day... on
that day will I see what our love has brought forth
into this world... However, this child..."
She fell silent. Artemis began to speak, but was
silenced as he noticed something amiss. The crescent
moon which adorned both Luna and Artemis' heads was
not present on the kitten. Luna spoke again, her words
choked and somewhat forced.
"This child, Artemis, will not be one of us... She can
never know what we know, and we will live to see the
day she leaves this world... but this child, is, and
will always be, ours."
Artemis lowered his head and sobbed until a gentle
hand was placed on his back. Looking up through
tear-filled eyes, he saw Neo Queen Serenity shrouded
in white light, Small Lady clinging to her leg. She
spoke.
"This child..."
Another figure stepped out from behind her, a tall
woman with short white hair and a crescent moon on her
forehead. Artemis gasped.
"Mama..." he whispered. She spoke.
"This light..."
Another woman appeared behind Neo Queen Serenity, her
long black hair blowing in an unfelt wind, and a
crescent moon shining upon her brow. Luna whispered,
"Mother..."
The woman spoke.
"This hope�"
The three women looked at Small Lady and spoke as one,
saying,
"This is everyone's child."
The kitten mewled and opened its eyes. Small lady
crawled towards the kitten, and their eyes met. She
reached out and touched the kitten's forehead, and as
her finger touched the kitten's brow, she spoke her
first word.
"Diana."
As light enveloped the kitten and Small lady, the
three women said,
"This is your child."
The light receded, and a golden crescent moon appeared
on the kitten's forehead.
Neo Queen Serenity took Small Lady in her arms, and
the black-haired woman stepped behind her, saying,
"This is your hope."
The white-haired woman stepped behind the queen and
said,
"This is your light."
Neo Queen Serenity vanished as she said,
"This is your child."
Artemis and Luna looked at their kitten who had fallen
asleep again. Luna wept. Artemis licked her tears and
nuzzled her. They sat together for a long time,
listening to the quiet breathing of their child.
Together they said,
"This is Diana."
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Shadra: The Dragon King, heiress to godly powers, soon-to-be-ruler of everything, and enemy of Spoo
AKA: Grape
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"ICH BIN KEINE BANANA!!"
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