Hiya kiddies.
This is a fragment of a fic that I started on for Two Heavens.
That was a year ago. Anyway, found this baby as I was researching
my notes folder for the fic and decided to polish it.
Apologies to the guys who originally came up with AVST concept.
Just borrowing it.
Anyway, I am willing to continue this, but I need a co-writer more or less,
since I have romance novellas/novels to be written to feed me, articles
and essays for the _serious_ literary journals that pay for my other needs
^_^, more fiction to pay for the electric bill and the fanfics that are currently
invading my brain as we speak. Fanfics are already a top priority since it
is summer and I don't have to worry about food and other basic necessities
for awhile.
Well, here it is...
Disclaimer:
Naoko Takeuchi owns Sailormoon. Sue her not me. ^_^
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A Very Scary Thought - SM Style
By
Elsa Bibat
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The morning sun shone into the room as outside the birds
chirped their dawn song. The room in question seemed to be a
normal except for the fact that the predominant decor for it was
rabbits.
A lot of rabbits. Stuffed rabbits. Wallpaper with rabbits.
The blanket on the comfortable bed that covered a sleeping form
had rabbit figures aplenty.
All was nice and serene as the figure under the blanket
moved a little, refusing to rise to a new day. Thus it was quite
appropriate that a wake-up call would be in order.
The door to the room slammed open as a young boy decided
to give his elder sister a rude awakening.
�Rise and shine, Usagi-chan!!!!�, Shingo shouted with a
wide grin on his face, intent on ruining his sister�s day.
Besides he had to get even with what she did to him yesterday.
The effect of that remark on the sleeping figure was
instantly seen. A scowling face appeared from beneath the
sheets, green eyes flashing. Frazzled sandy-blonde hair cut in
a boyish style framed a beautiful face.
�Shingo! Stop calling me that!�
�Well, if the shoe fits, �Usagi�-chan,� Shingo said with a
smirk.
�Why you, little brat!� the blonde girl shouted at his
little brother, leaping out of the bed and was about to give the
bratty kid his just desserts when a sharp voice intruded from
downstairs.
�Haruka! Stop picking on your little brother! Get dressed,
you�ll be late!�
Haruka glanced at the alarm clock beside her bed and her
eyes widened.
�ACK!!�
Shingo gave her elder sister a red eye as she proceeded to
slammed the door in his face and started to throw off her pink
pajamas and got into her school uniform at record speeds.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she gave a victory pose,
complete with the V-sign. Pulling open the door, she gave Shingo
a good smack with her study bag and ran like the wind to the
dining room downstairs, picked up her bento, got a piece of
toast, gave her mom and dad a hurried kiss and was out of the
door like a tornado.
Ikuko Ten�ou shook her head as she looked to her husband
with a slight smile on her face, chuckling. �With the practice
Haruka gets everyday, the track team is gonna be a cinch.�
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Haruka �Usagi-chan� Ten�ouh ate the toast in two quick
bites as she glance at her watch. Ten more minutes. Okay, she
could do it. Home to Juuban High was five minutes if she pushed
herself. At her current speed she would be able to do it in
eight. Two minutes to spare.
She ran like the wind, passing people by shouting �Excuse
me� all the way. After almost crashing into a salaryman, dancing
out of the way with incredible agility, she turned another
corner as she continued on her merry way. She glanced again at
her watch. Six minutes.
She was too intent on looking at her watch that she didn�t
see the group of delinquents ganging up on a cat in her path.
Slamming into one of them she tumbled and crashed.
�What the HELL?!� Haruka shouted from her prone position
from the ground. Hearing no response, she painfully brought
herself to stand and glared balefully at the stunned group of
delinquents.
�It�s�it�s�Haruka!� one of the delinquents said, his voice
quavering.
�AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!� The mass of young men
tumbling over each other trying to get away as fast as they
could from the �Rabbit of Juuban High�.
Unfortunately for them, Haruka heard one of them call her
that. Thus that was how four young delinquents were introduced
to the many ways how a school bag can be used to inflict pain.
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�And if I see your damned faces again, I�m gonna show you
how pissed off I can get!� Haruka declared giving the collective
pile of crap that were formerly delinquent students another
swift kick.
She glanced at her watch. Two minutes to beat the idiots
up. Four minutes to go. She was about to set off on another dead
run, when she heard the faint meow. She looked down to see the
sight the animal that would change her life.
A ragged-looking black cat who had obviously seen better
times. What drew Haruka�s attention was what she saw on its
forehead. A crescent moon. Another meow and she was gazing into
the black cat�s eyes. Intelligence seemed to sparkle in those
eyes.
Moments later, the cat was gone as it jumped up the wall,
a feat quite remarkable since it was obviously still injured.
With a final meow and a glance at Haruka, it disappeared.
Haruka blinked. Now that was strange. Then she remembered
what she was about to do. Three minutes. Hell, time to cut loose.
Haruka took a deep breath and ran for school.
* * * * * * * * *
Naru glanced worriedly at her watch. A minute to go and
Haruka still wasn�t here. She was usually here at least two
minutes before the bell.
The door opened and Haruka trudged in, breathing hard and
sweaty with effort. Everyone stared as the young girl walked
slowly to her seat and collapsed into it. Umino put out a hand
and the boy seated beside him grudgingly paid him with a
thousand yen bill.
Naru gave the bespectacled boy a disapproving glance, to
which he responded with a shamed look. She shook her head and
decided to check on her best friend.
�You okay, Haruka-chan?�
�Just fine, Naru-chan. Had to beat up a few idiots on the
way.�, Haruka said with a groan as she propped herself up.
�You know if you keep on beating guys up like that, you
won�t get a boyfriend,� the red-haired teen teasingly said to
her seatmate.
�Most boys are idiots. And if they aren�t idiots, they�re
like Umino over there,� Haruka said, emphasizing her point with
a nod of her head in the young boy�s direction. �Besides, who
needs �em anyway?�
Naru giggled and was about to answer when Haruna-sensei
entered the room. Everyone stood up, bowed and sat back again.
�Okay, class,� the rather frazzled homeroom teacher for
class 2-1 said as pulled out a sheaf of papers from her bag.
�Hope you�re ready for this test.�
�Oh, shit!�
�Ten�ou-san, I�ll take that as a �no�,� Haruna-sensei said
with a pained look on her face.
* * * * * * * * *
�I can�t believe you didn�t study for the test, Haruka-
chan!� Naru exclaimed as they both sat down. �What was it this
time?�
�Well, you remember that last night was supposed to be
when they broadcast the replay of the Grand Prix I missed last
week?�
Naru shook her head as she put her hand up. �No. Don�t
tell me. I can just guess what you did to catch one of those
races. That why you forgot to study?�
�Yup,� Haruka said with a pained look on her face. �Mom is
gonna kill me.�
�Well, at least you got to watch the Grand Prix you�ve
been raving about for weeks.�
�Yeah,� the blonde said with a dreamy look as she finished
off her lunch and smoothed her blue skirt. She put both her
hands behind her head and relaxed against the tree. �One of
these days, I�m gonna be in one of those races.�
Naru smiled. Haruka with her crazy dreams. �By the way,
Mom�s having a sale today. Think you can pass by, Haruka-chan?�
�I�ll try, Naru-chan. But I�ll probably be at the arcade
working off some tension.�
* * * * * * * * * * * *
The indicator said a hundred fifty miles per hour and
rising. Haruka bit her lower lip as she made a particularly
difficult turn, her foot easing up. As she reached the straight
away her foot slammed into the accelerator, putting the pedal to
the metal.
Two hundred miles per hour. Haruka leaned back into the
seat, hands tight on the steering wheel.
Only a little more�
It was just a little mistake. Just a little bit more speed
than necessary. But it was enough. Her car went off the track,
crashing into the grandstands, exploding into flames.
�AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!�
�Haruka-chan, please don�t scream when you lose a game.�
Haruka turned to look at who was addressing her. Motoki
Furuhata, Crown Arcade�s manager, was smiling at her. She was a
frequent customer here and she got the chance to know him better
awhile back. Nowadays they treated each other like brother and
sister.
�Motoki-kun! The game cheats!�
�Now, now, Haruka. The fact that you didn�t win doesn�t
mean that the game cheats,� Motoki said with a light chuckle.
�Yes it does. I always win in this sort of thing,� Haruka
said with a smirk.
�Give it a week or two, Haruka-chan. The game�s just
arrived. You still don�t have the hang of it.�
�Ah, well. Okay.� Haruka got out of the racing game�s
seat, picking up her school bag while smoothing her skirt.
�I�ll drop by again tomorrow.�
�Alright, Haruka-chan. See you around.�
* * * * * * * * * * *
Haruka contemplated her test paper as she walked home, not
hurrying one bit. No need to hasten the lecture she was gonna
get.
The red failing mark was quite prominent on the upper
right hand corner. Haruka sighed and bowed her head. Lucky thing
that her failing a test wasn�t a common occurrence or she�d have
a worse chewing out than she was currently expecting from her
mom. What she was worried about was what her mother would think
of as a proper punishment. She couldn�t afford getting grounded,
with the qualifiers for the track team coming up. Also because
she finally got a ticket for the F1 race that was scheduled this
weekend, having saved up on her allowance for the past two
months. Haruka sighed again.
As Haruka contemplated her upcoming doom, she was pretty
much oblivious to her surroundings. So she didn�t notice the
tall and handsome dark-haired man that turned the corner in
front of her. He was wearing shades and was also obviously not
looking where he was going so the inevitable happened.
�Hey! Watch we�re you�re going!�
�I should say the same to you, idiot!� Haruka answered
with a huff. Haruka was already in a bad mood and her hair-
trigger temper was starting to act up again. She really didn�t
need this right now!
The tall man in front of her wasn�t going to let her off
that easily.
�Me!? An idiot!?! Better look at yourself first, girl,�
the handsome man said as he picked up Haruka�s test paper, which
had fallen to the ground when they had bumped into each other.
�You better study more before you start calling people idiots,
little girl.�
Haruka restrained herself. This was ridiculous, getting
into a fight because of a simple accident, but this stranger was
starting to get on her nerves. She snatched the paper from the
man�s hand and decided to just walk away. No need for more
trouble.
�Kawaiikunee otemba!� The tall man muttered as Haruka
started walking away. Unluckily for him, she managed to hear the
remark.
Haruka snapped. She turned around trembling with anger.
�What did you call me?! Why you-� She hefted her school
bag up to teach the arrogant idiot a lesson.
And that was how Mamoru Chiba got introduced to Haruka
Ten�ou. And how he learned the amount of pain a book bag can
deliver when in the right hands.
* * * * * * * * *
Haruka sighed as she finished her Math homework. �At least
I wasn�t grounded,� she said to herself as she leaned back in
her chair and relaxed. A double duty of chores was fine with
her. She could handle the extra workload and it didn�t hinder
her one bit. All that she needed to do was just finish them
earlier and she would be free for the race on Saturday. Alright!
Haruka stretched her legs and arms a little, just to get
the kinks out, before she went back to her homework. She was
interrupted by the sound of something knocking on her window.
She frowned at the disturbance and decided to investigate.
As she opened the window to check on where the sound was
coming from a small black figure jumped into her room. She
looked down and saw the cat she had seen earlier that day,
recognizing it by the queer crescent mark on its forehead. She
smiled. Haruka always had a soft spot for small furry animals,
that was how she got her nickname of �Usagi� back in grade
school.
�Hiya, pussy cat! You must have followed me home,� Haruka
said as she bent down to look at the cat. She gave the cat a
good scratch behind the ears and gave it a reassuring smile.
�Wait a minute, I�ll get a saucer of milk from downstairs.�
Then a strange thing happened. The cat talked back.
�Haruka, that can wait you have to go rescue your friend
Naru!� The cat said with urgency in its voice. Strange, one part
of Haruka�s brain thought, she sounds like my aunt. The other
parts of Haruka�s brain was screaming in hysteria the mental
equivalent of the statement, �The friggin� cat talked!�
Haruka�s eyes bulged and she looked over at her desk.
Damn algebra, always brings on the hallucinations. Returning her
gaze to the ebon-hued cat at her feet who was starting to
perform an incredible feat of gymnastics for a feline. A gold
brooch fell to the ground and the cat picked it up with her
mouth and threw it at Haruka. She caught it by reflex, mostly
because her brain had now gone into auto-pilot. I really
shouldn�t have watched Wedding Peach before doing my algebra,
Haruka thought as she gave the brooch a once-over. Pretty nice-
looking, yes, but Haruka really didn�t like jewelry that much,
especially the more feminine ones. She looked back again at the
cat. �Who are you?�
�My name�s Luna and I need your help to find the Moon
Princess. But before that, transform and go out to save Naru!�
�Save Naru!? From what?! And transform?! How?!� Kami, I am
losing it, Haruka thought in disbelief. I really should lay off
from watching Wedding Peach. The cat�s gonna say I have to save
Naru from the Kingdom of Darkness or something and look for the
four talismans of love or somesuch�
�The Dark Kingdom! Naru�s mom was replaced by a youma and
you have to save her! And all you have to do is say the words
that are already in your head!�
�You mean Moon Prism Power?�
After an incredible shower of light and a really cool
transformation sequence with violins and pianos playing in the
background, Sailor Moon walked the earth for the first time.
* * * * * * * * * *
Haruka dived behind a display case as the youma�s zombies
started throwing really big things at her. Luna was also at the
same hiding place.
�Luna, if this isn�t a hallucination I am going to slam my
head against to the wall. Repeatedly.�
�Um�well, the speech wasn�t that bad.�
�It�s not the speech I�m worried about! I�m worried about
the two dozen women out there who are throwing things at me that
would really hurt if they hit!� As if to emphasize her point, a
fire extinguisher flew over the heads, hitting the wall with a
resounding crash. �And I really don�t want to hurt them. Naru-
chan�s one of them along with a few of my other friends.�
�Take out the youma and they�ll be released from the
spell.�
�Take it out with what?! I�ll have to go through the
zombies to kick its ass!�
�Take your tiara and say the words �Moon Tiara Action�
while throwing it. That should be enough to take the youma
down.�
�Figures.� Haruka muttered under her breath. I really
should stop watching Minky Momo, Wedding Peach and all those
magical girl shows. Really tacky attack names and very short
skirts. I really hope this is some sort of wacky dream after
doing too much algebra. �Luna, I need a distraction. The zombies
are going to be in my way when I throw my tiara. Besides I can�t
stand up to let it off with all this flying artillery.�
Luna nodded and was about to bound away when suddenly
the throwing stopped. Luna looked up and smiled. �Well, it seems
I won�t be needed to do the distraction after all.� Haruka
followed her gaze, looking up at what had distracted the zombies
and the youma. A handsome young man in a tuxedo and cape, with a
mask covering his eyes. Haruka felt her heart flutter a little.
Only a little mind you, but that takes a lot of doing you know.
At least my speech wasn�t that bad as she absently noted what he
was saying.
�Sailor Moon, now!� Luna shouted to get her attention.
�Uh� yeah. Okay. MOON TIARA ACTION!!!!�
Expecting a rather pansy attack with the name, Haruka was
quite surprised. The tiara glowed a brilliant yellow, turned
into a ball of crackling energy and streaked at the youma at an
incredible speed.
BOOM.
�Damn! Luna, you didn�t tell me that it was that
powerful.� Haruka said as pieces of floor and youma started
raining down.
* * * * * * * * *
Haruka awoke slowly from her study desk as the morning
light crept into her room. She was face down on her algebra
homework, a bit of drool staining the paper. She winked slowly
as she sat up in her chair. Damn, what a strange dream. Talking
cats, magical brooches, evil monsters and mysterious masked men.
I really have to lay off on those magical girls. And damn
algebra hallucinations.
She stretched a bit, yawning a little to get the kinks
out, when she noticed something. There was something on her
chest. She looked down and saw a golden brooch, a crescent moon
featured prominently on the front of her dress. �Shit.�
�Ohayo gozaimasu, Haruka-chan,� a voice that Haruka
remembered from last night said from behind her. She swiveled
her chair around to see if it was really the talking cat.
Luna yawned as she licked at her fur. �I�d really like
that saucer of milk right now.�
The sounds of a teenage girl falling off her chair and
fainting on the floor were heard moments later.
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Afterword:
Biles-sama once said in a post long ago, that he'd really like
to see how Haruka would have handled it if she was the Moon
Princess. At least I think it was Biles-sama. Well, if it was him,
hell, here it is. Well, not totally but, hey...
Anyway, as mentioned this is part of Two Heavens continuity.
The events of Two Heavens happens in the equivalent of early
SMR, just before Chibi-usa shows up. And I assure you Mamoru
and Haruka are gonna end up together, after of course several
Mamoru beatings and several lengthy discussions involving
Michiru and Mamoru. ^_^
If you haven't pieced it together yet or haven't read Two Heavens
this is the scheme:
Haruka - Sailor Moon
Hotaru - Sailor Mercury
Michiru - Sailor Mars (Oooh, just had to have the lesbian thing
didn't you, Elsa-chan? ^_^)
Makoto - still the same
Setsuna - Sailor Venus (Thank you very much, Jeff Hosmer! ^_^)
Also note that SM's attacks are a bit more powerful. 'Ruka-chan's
Moon Tiara Action/World Shaking is a reflection of her attitude if anything
else.
Two Heavens part 2 is mid-way complete along with Pissing Off
Pluto 3. Expect them next week, Saturday/Sunday. TH has that extra
special scene where we get to meet Chibi-ruka-chan, pink-haired tomboy
brat of terror! ^_^
Co-writer as I mentioned is wanted. Badly. ^_^ And hey, any fanart
of Haruka in Serenity form would be cool! ^_^