Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Broken ❯ Wish without a Star ( Prologue )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Kihin Ranno 
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Psychological / Drama / Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.14.2001 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 561 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Psychological / Drama / Angst | Type: Continuation | Uploaded On: 12.14.2001 | Pages: 3 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 561 | Status: Work In Progress
Broken
Prologue: Wish without a Star
1/?
by Kihin Ranno
silver_siren2@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/kihin_rann o/starlithorizon.html
PG-13
~~Date Started: November 26, 2001~~
~~Date Completed: December, 14, 2001~~
And here is another depressing Minako fic, as promised. ^^; Yes, I am
obsessed with Minako... What can I say? When you play her in an RPG
(http://crystalpalacerpg.tripod.com/), you tend to like her more and
more. And you get many many ideas pertaining to her...
As for other fics... well we all know I'm currently experiencing a
block on TOTH. And I have just discovered it's the same way with
Siren... and Runaway Heartstrings... *dodges fruit* Hey! Do I look
happy about this?! I love those fics as much as you do! I want to get
them finished before the end of the decade so I can start on two others
forming in my head. I'd start them now but... Yup you guessed it.
Blocked. --;
Anyway, this fic is going to make me break it if it kills me... which
it most invariably will... --; Oh well...
Sailor Moon is not mine... Normally this is where I say something witty
to demonstrate but... I'm blocked...
Oh BTW, this takes place after Stars, just because... I said so... I'm
going to shut up now...
~********************************************************** ***********~
"I'm home..." Minako called out tentatively as she peeked through the
door. She sighed in relief when she found the house unoccupied, or at
least appearing to be. She kicked off her shoes and tip toed in,
quietly shutting the door behind her. She looked around, seeing nobody
was there and quickly took off for her room at a break neck pace.
Minako thanked God under her breath for granting her the ability to be
quick and light on her feet, even if it had taken her a small lifetime
to achieve that talent... People thought she never studied or put
effort into anything... She put effort into that. She watched Artemis
for weeks and was finally able to reproduce the movements. It came in
handy for Sailor Venus... It helped her as she was now too.
Minako pushed open the door a bit and dashed in. Unfortunately, she
happened to hit her hip on the doorknob, specifically in a place where
she was already suffering from substantial injury. She cried out
slightly, but not enough to attract any attention. Then she
invariably leapt into her room and clutched her hip with all her
might, cursing her luck under her breath.
Artemis, who had been asleep on the bed, grumbled slightly and stood
up. He rubbed his sleepy eyes with one paw, yawning all the while and
said, "Minako, aren't you a little late?"
Minako sighed slightly and said, "It wasn't my fault..." she noticed
Artemis' look of skepticism at her comment and she scoffed in
annoyance, "It really wasn't my fault this time! Honest!" she slowly
walked over to the bed, and flopped down upon, her arms feeling like
that of a rag doll, "We finally get rid of all the youma, and now the
crime rate's up... It's Japan for crying out loud! But no, there just
had to be a burglary today... So you see? It was the robbers, fault,
not ours..."
Artemis looked at her a little taken aback at Minako's comment. Then
he realized she was only going by what was prosecuted and not reported.
He knew the truth about those crime statistics, but he said nothing of
it, "What happened?"
Minako sighed, covering her face with her hands and said, "What always
happens... We just happened to be walking by the jewelry store Naru's
mother owns-"
"Naru again?! Good Lord, why does she always get attacked? She's
like a magnet for negative happenings or something." Artemis
interrupted, talking very animated, waving his paws about wildly.
Minako gave him an annoyed look making the white cat shut his mouth
quickly. She cleared her throat and continued, "...and we caught a
robbery in progress... Naru and her motherwere tied up... again...
"So we ducked into an alley, transformed, kicked the bad guys butt,
single handedly saved Naru and her mother, and then the cops showed up
and took all of the credit," Minako said, the last part of her
explanation, not without bitterness, "Have I ever mentioned how much--"
"You hate cops, yes Minako you have..." Artemis said. Then he lowered
his voice and mumbled, "Many times... I cannot tell you how many
times..."
Minako ignored him and said, "The only bad thing was Rei sort of forgot
who and what she was fighting for a second there... Poor guy nearly got
roasted... Of course it isn't any wonder what with the guy going nuts
over her like that... There really should be a way to change her
shoes... I suppose mine are just as bad, but since she's in red--"
"I get the point Minako," Artemis said, sweat dropping and turning just
about as red as Mars' fuku ironically enough.
Minako smiled slightly and put her hands behind her head, just staring
at the ceiling for awhile. After awhile, her face became serious and
looked almost thoughtful. She creased her brow and every once in
awhile she would sigh slightly. She seemed like she was contemplating
something to Artemis, but he quickly decided that there was no way
Minako would have spent more than a minute trying to think something
through. He was proven wrong just awhile later, "Artemis?"
"Yes Minako?"
"Have you ever thought of what comes after this...?"
Artemis blinked and cleared his throat slightly, not quite getting her
meaning.
Minako sensed this and smiled a little, looking more like her self than
she had a moment before, "I mean it... After today, this week, next
year... Or whenever the ecological disaster will come?
"A senshi's existence is supposed to be filled with many trials and
tests... A path cluttered with thorns when everyone else seems to be
clear and lined with nothing but flowers. We are supposed to fight in
and outside of the battle field, always learning more and more...
"How am I supposed to do that anymore? School is hardly the answer...
That will never teach me any life lessons or anything like that... I
only seemed to learn that sort of thing when it stemmed from something
happening within the group...
"We've grown apart so... Rei, taking care of the shrine now that her
grandfather is getting on in years. Ami has her studies and volunteer
work at the hospital so she can get better experience. Makoto is
always on her own, trying to take care of herself and us... And Usagi
and Mamoru are preoccupied with each other. Setsuna has gates to guard.
And Michiru and Haruka have to watch over Hotaru... In the meantime,
I'm trying to get a head start on my career, which Lord knows is
becoming harder than I thought...
"They were always my real way of learning things... The things I need
to know, you can't find in any text. And now I almost never see them.
And it has been months since I have learned anything I didn't already
know... There hasn't even been a test of my resilience lately...
"But I can't be ready for it... I can't be ready for Crystal Tokyo..."
Minako rolled over to look into Artemis widened peridot eyes, filled
with shock and surprise on his protégée's thoughts, "So what's next?"
Artemis just stared at her for a long time, trying to take in all she
had said. He had never expected Minako of all the senshi to be this
deep and introspective. He felt guilty for thinking of her that way,
but there were very few times when Minako was actually serious, he
tended to forget such things.
After he finally got over his shock, Artemis just shook his head and
said, "I'm no oracle, Minako... I can't help you. If you really want
a test, you'll just have to wait for one... Although I cannot imagine
why you would want to go through hell like that again. Haven't you
been through enough?"
Minako shook her head, "I don't think so... I don't know... I guess it
was just because of actually transforming today. It has been six
months after all. I forgot what that power feels like... I can't
believe I forgot that warmth enveloping me like that... I can't tell
you what kind of peace there is, even though I'm about to go into
battle... It's the best feeling in the world, and I'm the only one that
will feel it... With our varying elements, not even the other senshi
will know exactly...
"I guess I just want to fight again... With someone besides my father I
mean. And as a senshi... Or at the very least, go through something
that will make me better..."
Artemis flinched at that and looked out the window. He half expected
to see a shooting star go by, but none did. As a matter of fact, there
were no stars out then. Even though it was twilight, there was nothing
out there.
The white cat narrowed his eyes slightly. He couldn't help but wonder
if Minako's wish would come true anyway... And if it did, he wasn't
sure if he wanted it to, 'Please do not let us have a repeat of what
happened before... I couldn't bear it if she had to go through all that
pain again... Please...'
~****************************************************** ***************~
Yeah, I know. It isn't very angsty... Nor is it at all exciting. But
if it makes you feel any better, this is the only set up part to the
story. ^_^ It isn't like Siren where there was a ton of set up.
Oh and about that spiel on the crime statistics... What Artemis was
referring to was the lack of action against cases involving
prostitution/ trafficking of women, rape, child pornography, etc. Very
little action is ever taken on any such cases... That may be a good
reason why crime is low in Japan, however, violent crimes are very very
low. One year there were no violent crimes that resulted in death
concerning juviniles.
Think you know where this story is going? I don't think you know... I
am doing my best to confuse you... I certainly hope I accomplish that.
Heh heh heh... ^_~
I'll have the next part out ASAP. Jaa!
Prologue: Wish without a Star
1/?
by Kihin Ranno
silver_siren2@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/kihin_rann o/starlithorizon.html
PG-13
~~Date Started: November 26, 2001~~
~~Date Completed: December, 14, 2001~~
And here is another depressing Minako fic, as promised. ^^; Yes, I am
obsessed with Minako... What can I say? When you play her in an RPG
(http://crystalpalacerpg.tripod.com/), you tend to like her more and
more. And you get many many ideas pertaining to her...
As for other fics... well we all know I'm currently experiencing a
block on TOTH. And I have just discovered it's the same way with
Siren... and Runaway Heartstrings... *dodges fruit* Hey! Do I look
happy about this?! I love those fics as much as you do! I want to get
them finished before the end of the decade so I can start on two others
forming in my head. I'd start them now but... Yup you guessed it.
Blocked. --;
Anyway, this fic is going to make me break it if it kills me... which
it most invariably will... --; Oh well...
Sailor Moon is not mine... Normally this is where I say something witty
to demonstrate but... I'm blocked...
Oh BTW, this takes place after Stars, just because... I said so... I'm
going to shut up now...
~********************************************************** ***********~
"I'm home..." Minako called out tentatively as she peeked through the
door. She sighed in relief when she found the house unoccupied, or at
least appearing to be. She kicked off her shoes and tip toed in,
quietly shutting the door behind her. She looked around, seeing nobody
was there and quickly took off for her room at a break neck pace.
Minako thanked God under her breath for granting her the ability to be
quick and light on her feet, even if it had taken her a small lifetime
to achieve that talent... People thought she never studied or put
effort into anything... She put effort into that. She watched Artemis
for weeks and was finally able to reproduce the movements. It came in
handy for Sailor Venus... It helped her as she was now too.
Minako pushed open the door a bit and dashed in. Unfortunately, she
happened to hit her hip on the doorknob, specifically in a place where
she was already suffering from substantial injury. She cried out
slightly, but not enough to attract any attention. Then she
invariably leapt into her room and clutched her hip with all her
might, cursing her luck under her breath.
Artemis, who had been asleep on the bed, grumbled slightly and stood
up. He rubbed his sleepy eyes with one paw, yawning all the while and
said, "Minako, aren't you a little late?"
Minako sighed slightly and said, "It wasn't my fault..." she noticed
Artemis' look of skepticism at her comment and she scoffed in
annoyance, "It really wasn't my fault this time! Honest!" she slowly
walked over to the bed, and flopped down upon, her arms feeling like
that of a rag doll, "We finally get rid of all the youma, and now the
crime rate's up... It's Japan for crying out loud! But no, there just
had to be a burglary today... So you see? It was the robbers, fault,
not ours..."
Artemis looked at her a little taken aback at Minako's comment. Then
he realized she was only going by what was prosecuted and not reported.
He knew the truth about those crime statistics, but he said nothing of
it, "What happened?"
Minako sighed, covering her face with her hands and said, "What always
happens... We just happened to be walking by the jewelry store Naru's
mother owns-"
"Naru again?! Good Lord, why does she always get attacked? She's
like a magnet for negative happenings or something." Artemis
interrupted, talking very animated, waving his paws about wildly.
Minako gave him an annoyed look making the white cat shut his mouth
quickly. She cleared her throat and continued, "...and we caught a
robbery in progress... Naru and her motherwere tied up... again...
"So we ducked into an alley, transformed, kicked the bad guys butt,
single handedly saved Naru and her mother, and then the cops showed up
and took all of the credit," Minako said, the last part of her
explanation, not without bitterness, "Have I ever mentioned how much--"
"You hate cops, yes Minako you have..." Artemis said. Then he lowered
his voice and mumbled, "Many times... I cannot tell you how many
times..."
Minako ignored him and said, "The only bad thing was Rei sort of forgot
who and what she was fighting for a second there... Poor guy nearly got
roasted... Of course it isn't any wonder what with the guy going nuts
over her like that... There really should be a way to change her
shoes... I suppose mine are just as bad, but since she's in red--"
"I get the point Minako," Artemis said, sweat dropping and turning just
about as red as Mars' fuku ironically enough.
Minako smiled slightly and put her hands behind her head, just staring
at the ceiling for awhile. After awhile, her face became serious and
looked almost thoughtful. She creased her brow and every once in
awhile she would sigh slightly. She seemed like she was contemplating
something to Artemis, but he quickly decided that there was no way
Minako would have spent more than a minute trying to think something
through. He was proven wrong just awhile later, "Artemis?"
"Yes Minako?"
"Have you ever thought of what comes after this...?"
Artemis blinked and cleared his throat slightly, not quite getting her
meaning.
Minako sensed this and smiled a little, looking more like her self than
she had a moment before, "I mean it... After today, this week, next
year... Or whenever the ecological disaster will come?
"A senshi's existence is supposed to be filled with many trials and
tests... A path cluttered with thorns when everyone else seems to be
clear and lined with nothing but flowers. We are supposed to fight in
and outside of the battle field, always learning more and more...
"How am I supposed to do that anymore? School is hardly the answer...
That will never teach me any life lessons or anything like that... I
only seemed to learn that sort of thing when it stemmed from something
happening within the group...
"We've grown apart so... Rei, taking care of the shrine now that her
grandfather is getting on in years. Ami has her studies and volunteer
work at the hospital so she can get better experience. Makoto is
always on her own, trying to take care of herself and us... And Usagi
and Mamoru are preoccupied with each other. Setsuna has gates to guard.
And Michiru and Haruka have to watch over Hotaru... In the meantime,
I'm trying to get a head start on my career, which Lord knows is
becoming harder than I thought...
"They were always my real way of learning things... The things I need
to know, you can't find in any text. And now I almost never see them.
And it has been months since I have learned anything I didn't already
know... There hasn't even been a test of my resilience lately...
"But I can't be ready for it... I can't be ready for Crystal Tokyo..."
Minako rolled over to look into Artemis widened peridot eyes, filled
with shock and surprise on his protégée's thoughts, "So what's next?"
Artemis just stared at her for a long time, trying to take in all she
had said. He had never expected Minako of all the senshi to be this
deep and introspective. He felt guilty for thinking of her that way,
but there were very few times when Minako was actually serious, he
tended to forget such things.
After he finally got over his shock, Artemis just shook his head and
said, "I'm no oracle, Minako... I can't help you. If you really want
a test, you'll just have to wait for one... Although I cannot imagine
why you would want to go through hell like that again. Haven't you
been through enough?"
Minako shook her head, "I don't think so... I don't know... I guess it
was just because of actually transforming today. It has been six
months after all. I forgot what that power feels like... I can't
believe I forgot that warmth enveloping me like that... I can't tell
you what kind of peace there is, even though I'm about to go into
battle... It's the best feeling in the world, and I'm the only one that
will feel it... With our varying elements, not even the other senshi
will know exactly...
"I guess I just want to fight again... With someone besides my father I
mean. And as a senshi... Or at the very least, go through something
that will make me better..."
Artemis flinched at that and looked out the window. He half expected
to see a shooting star go by, but none did. As a matter of fact, there
were no stars out then. Even though it was twilight, there was nothing
out there.
The white cat narrowed his eyes slightly. He couldn't help but wonder
if Minako's wish would come true anyway... And if it did, he wasn't
sure if he wanted it to, 'Please do not let us have a repeat of what
happened before... I couldn't bear it if she had to go through all that
pain again... Please...'
~****************************************************** ***************~
Yeah, I know. It isn't very angsty... Nor is it at all exciting. But
if it makes you feel any better, this is the only set up part to the
story. ^_^ It isn't like Siren where there was a ton of set up.
Oh and about that spiel on the crime statistics... What Artemis was
referring to was the lack of action against cases involving
prostitution/ trafficking of women, rape, child pornography, etc. Very
little action is ever taken on any such cases... That may be a good
reason why crime is low in Japan, however, violent crimes are very very
low. One year there were no violent crimes that resulted in death
concerning juviniles.
Think you know where this story is going? I don't think you know... I
am doing my best to confuse you... I certainly hope I accomplish that.
Heh heh heh... ^_~
I'll have the next part out ASAP. Jaa!