Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alternate Realities ❯ Opening the Eyes Part 2 ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Title- Alternate Realities
Author- Darkfurre and Aoi Shoujo
Pairing- Not for any existing characters
Rating- PG-13 - It might change later thanks to the violence factor.
Length- Two out of a lot of chapters
Disclaimer- We do not own any of the pre-created characters from Sailormoon nor do I
really want to. Many of the characters in this story however ARE ours and we'd
appreciate it if it stayed that way. Do not sue us because I'm sure there are other fanfic
writers more wealthy then us. Were pretty penniless..
Warnings- Doooby doo ^-^
Notes- This was a joint effort between two people. Darkfurre likes cheese. That's all.

The white clad queen hurried through the halls at a speed most would have had trouble
keeping up with but not surprisingly all of her five soldiers kept up without breaking a
sweat. Hikaru struggled to keep up but soon found himself alone in the long corridor
leading to the throne room. With a sigh he slowly walked toward s the large engraved
doors, his footsteps echoing in the large area. It'd been a week since he last saw Tanna
and already he missed his friend's company. Everyday seemed to pass and go with the
same amount of fluff, frills, pampering, and boredom. He places his hands on the door
and pushed as hard as he could. //Why can't she make these doors more practical?//

With a creaked the door finally gave and the prince found himself in the biggest room of
the palace. His mother was seated on her throne and her guards near her. Rolling his eyes
he approached the throne and bowed and then stood sup straight as was the proper
manner, awaiting her words. "You summoned me, mother?"

"Yes yes! I had a long talk with your father the other night and we came up with a plan
for you. I'm sure you'll like it!" The queen giggled and Hikaru let out a groan but chose
not to correct her. If she wanted to pretend that his father was still alive then it was not
his place to ruin her little fantasy. "We've decided that since you went out searching for a
soul mate you're old enough to marry."

He felt like he was about to loose his lunch. "It wasn't even a date, mom! I wasn't going
to marry the girl even if I had seen her." He crossed his arms and glared at her.

"You might not have seen her but someone's fist certainly did. If you're going out to look
for a soul mate then it's best to look in the right places. That's why your father and I have
decided to hold a ball like in the old fairy tales." Her expression got all dreamy. "When I
was a young girl like yourself my mother held them for me. I found one nice man but we
never got married. A pity…" Her voice trailed off and her eyes went blank suddenly and
she let out a small sigh.

"Never the less I've decided that while your father might be dead he would want you to
live a happy life with the right type of wife. I hope you don't oppose to at least having a
dance." She smiled at her son her eyes still expressionless with the usual fake
cheerfulness gone.

Hikaru nodded slowly. It was one of those rare occasions when his mother's mind
returned to normal and realized what was actually happening around her. It was sad but
while he preferred her this way it hurt him to see his mother in pain. She was always
hiding something behind her smiles but when she completely hid behind a fake illusion
she actually seemed happy. "Very well. I will allow you to hold this…ball in hopes of
finding a proper bride for me."

Neo Queen Serenity's face broke out into a large smile and her eyes returned to their
usual glitter. "I knew I raised my daughter to be the best there could ever be. Always
there to cheer me up." She looked at Hikaru with such content that he hadn't the heart to
point out the obvious fact that he was her son. Suddenly her look changed to that of
confusion "Venus? Why is my daughter dressed as a man? Shouldn't she be dressed in
her formal white dress for the ball?" The soldier Venus blinked a bit in confusion as she
was addressed to. Hikaru didn't have the patience to stand and listen to his poor half-
crazed mother talk to one of her soldiers as though she were a regular maid being paid
minimum wage. He had better things to do if she was in fact going to continue with the
absurd fairy tale ball idea.


Night had fallen and Hikaru found himself standing in front of the mirror. Her soldiers
managed to talk the delusional queen into letting him wear his suit rather then a dress. A
tedious task may he add. While not totally in her mind she was certainly very stubborn
and liked to get her way in all matters. It was a nice suit he decided, though he'd rather
wear something less formal like jeans and a shirt. It was white and gold and set into the
fashion that previous male royals from the moon preferred. His hair was brushed neatly
back into the same low ponytail he always had. Not bad but not something he'd ever
wear again save another formal dance or special occasion.

Something small struck his head as he turned to look at his reflection from side view.
Turning to the window he found Tanna struggling to climb into his room by the window.
A sweat had built up on his brow but his grin never wavered. Slowly he watched as his
friend rolled onto his bedroom floor with a groan. "Salutations Hikaru!" His voice was a
bit breathless as was to be expected from someone that climbed to a bedroom window
three stories high. "I'd salute but I don't think I can lift my arm just yet. Mind if I lay
around a bit?" He laughed as he laid spread out all over the prince's bedroom floor.

Hikaru shook his head and sat down on his bed and peered down at him. "I'd rather
much prefer your company than have to go through an entire dance to please my mother."
He winced a bit. "What's the point of going? I know I'm going to have a bad time. My
mother is going to treat me like a girl and try to set me up with guys continuously. Bet
you anything that halfway through she's going to make me change into a dress."

He let out a sigh. "Why did you come here instead of getting ready for the dance? I'd
figure you'd be getting ready." His friend stared up at him with the innocence only a
seventeen-year-old with years practice could muster up.

"Well, I am going! I just had some free time on my hands so I thought that climbing up to
your window would be fun. Once I get my breath back I'm going to sweep you off your
feet and make you my bride." He laughed and took a deep breath as he struggled to sit up.
"Any time now…." He managed to get up to his feet and crossed his arms and grin at his
friend. Hikaru managed to feign a somewhat decent looking scared expression as Tanna
started to chase him around and out of his bedroom.

One of the maids was nearly bowled over as the two ran by she narrowed her eyes and
glared at the two running laughing figures. Another of the maids help her co-worker to
her feet. "I don't know where that boy's brains have gone. Ever since his father died he's
been nothing but gloomy or hyper. Can't he ever settle for being normal?"

"Do you think anyone living in this palace can ever be normal?"


"Do you think anyone living in this palace can ever be normal?" Another person echoed
the question. Randi tapped his upper lip with his index finger. "It doesn't seem right to
raise her all over again in a place radiating evil." Shane growled slightly as he flipped
through the heavy pages of the leather-bound book he was reading.

"Don't you understand? That's the point. We're simply here to raise her back to her
former being and this is the only way to do so. If you have any problems with that then
take them up with her later." He licked his thumb and started to leaf through even faster.
"Did you know that the queen has a son?" He asked.

The redhead looked at him with surprise on his face. "Really? I thought that she had a
daughter named…what was it?" He silently searched for the name. "I know they called
her Chibi Usa. What happened to her?" He blinked at Shane who in return shrugged.

~To be continued

Darkfurre- Here's a brief description of what's going on. I'm leaving out a ton of
information. In the Sixth Season of Sailormoon, which will be explained later, something
bad happened to Usagi and her friends. Usagi married Seiya and had a son named Hikaru.
Seiya died. Usagi snapped due to the things that happened to her. Hikaru is oblivious of
the past and later he takes over. This chapter is short but later it will be better.