Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon E: Elemental ❯ Chapter 1 - Awakening of the Water Senshi ( Chapter 1 )

((Author's Note: Please read and review my story. And as always, all Sailor Moon characters belong to Naoko-sama…the Element Senshi, Morganite, Danae, Lazulite, and Sailor Hydra belong to me. ^^))

It was a beautiful, summer day in Juuban-ku. The sky was a pristine blue with small cotton-like clouds floating by. A bus rumbled down the road, flying past a royal blue haired girl walking quietly in the same direction carrying a small brown backpack in her hands. The figure let out a soft sigh as she walked along to Juuban High School.

"I feel like such a sore thumb." Mizuko mumbled, scuffing at the ground with her feet. Granted she had only moved here from Hokkaido a few weeks ago, she still felt like a sore thumb, the new girl. The sounds of other people already at Juuban floated to her ears, causing her to lift her head. Some people were at the front, talking or some were walking inside the doors. Mizuko trudged up the front walk, before a light, musical voice called out to her from behind.

"Mizuko-chan! Wait up!" The voice yelled out, and Mizuko turned around and found that it was her fellow classmate, Tsukino Usagi.

"Ohayoo, Usagi-chan! Glad to see you made it on time." Mizuko smiled, letting out a small giggle. Usagi sighed, shaking her head a bit.

"I can't believe I got up early too. Maybe it's a sign or something." Usagi told her as they strolled into the building, heading for their first class, math. They each walked inside the classroom and took their seats, waiting for the sensei to arrive. More kids filed in, talking with a friend or just coming in by themselves. The sensei walked in shortly after, carrying his briefcase tightly. The class gathered itself once and greeted the sensei warmly.

"Ohayoo goazimasu (Good morning), Ryo-sensei." The class chimed in happily. Ryo-sensei smiled warmly and motioned for his class to sit down so they could begin.

"Ah class, before we begin, we have a new student joining us today." Ryo motioned to the doorway, and a slender figure walked through, her burnt orange hair shining in the classroom light, swinging as a long braid behind her head. She stood by the sensei, a bright smile on her face. The males in the class nudged each other, smiling. "This is Furuya Ryuko-san, from Hokkaido." Ryo told them. Ryuko bowed before the class.

"Ohayoo minna-san. It's nice to meet you all." Ryuko said, grinning to her classmates. The sensei smiled and motioned Ryuko to a seat behind Mizuko. She walked gracefully to her seat and sat down, just as the sensei started class. Mizuko waited until his back was turned before swiveling in her seat to talk to the new girl. Her blue eyes widened as she met eyes with the other girl. She gave off a sense of…of something old, or ancient. Mizuko shook her head clear and whispered to this new girl.

"Ohayoo Furuya-san! I'm Hateshinaiyo Mizuko-san. So your from Hokkaido, ne? What's it like there?" Mizuko whispered excitedly. Ryuko smiled, only bowing her head before raising her head, her teal eyes looking over Mizuko's shoulder. Mizuko turned around and found herself looking into the eyes of her sensei.

"Hateshinaiyo-san, no talking during class. Please, go stand out in the hall." Ryo told her, and some of the class erupted into a quiet murmur of giggles and whispers. Mizuko rose from her seat and walked up the aisle and then out the classroom door, picking up the buckets of water in her hands.

"This sucks." Mizuko whispered, adjusting the buckets in her hands. What was worse was she was the only one out in the hallway. A few minutes later, the door opened and one of her classmates stuck her head out of the classroom door.

"You can come back in now, Hateshinaiyo-san." The classmate said, then disappeared back inside. Mizuko sighed in relief and set down the buckets, walking back inside the classroom, seating herself back in her desk. The sensei finished the class a few minutes later, giving them homework, much to the class' dismay. Mizuko gathered her things and put them in her backpack. Usagi bounded up besides her, holding her backpack behind her.

"Gomen that you got in trouble Mizuko-chan." Usagi whispered, watching Mizuko intently. Mizuko picked up her backpack and walked out with Usagi, turning her head to answer her.

"It's ok, Usagi. I just wanted to be friendly to that girl on her first day here, so maybe she'd at least have one friend in school." Mizuko replied, letting out a sigh.

"I understand. Maybe you'll see here again today?" Usagi said in comfort, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Hai, I hope so Usagi…" Mizuko sighed, before parting ways with her friend until later on at lunch.

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Ryuko walked into the area where the other students were gathering for lunch. She had her bento box in hand, her teal eyes with the strange pupils glancing around, searching for that girl with the royal blue hair and the eyes like the beautiful cloudless summer sky…just like…that girl. Ryuko sighed painfully, the memories still so fresh in her mind. She turned away from the lunchroom, not finding the blue haired one and went to look elsewhere, but stopped when she spotted a blond haired girl and one with blue hair swaying freely behind her round the corner and head in her direction.

"So, I heard that Ryu-kun has a crush on you and that he wants to ask you for a date." Makoto gently asked, a bright smile on her face. Mizuko ducked her head and blushed, opening her mouth to answer but didn't get a chance to. That girl Ryuko from her last class came up to them.

"Furuya-san! Nice to see you!" Mizuko happily said, avoiding the previous question. Dora bowed her head at them, flashing a gentle smile. Minako stared at this girl hard, getting some sort of vibe from her but she was unable to tell if it was good or bad. She jabbed Mizuko in the side and gave her a look. Mizuko rubbed her side and gestured to the group around her. "These are my friends Tsukino Usagi, Kino Makoto, Mizuno Ami, and Aino Minako."

"Nice to meet you all." Ryuko said, nodding her head before continuing. "Why don't we eat outside today? It will give us more of a chance to talk." She finished. Everyone seemed to enjoy this idea, so they all filed past the lunchroom to the outside world out in the front of the school. Some kids had already gathered out there, taking places by the stairs or on the grass.

"Over there! Under that shady tree!" Usagi piped up, pointing to a large oak tree to the left. The group headed in that direction quickly before anyone else snagged this spot. They all sat down underneath and set their bento boxes in front of them.

"So why did you move here from Hokkaido, Furuya-san?" Mizuko asked, eyeing the older girl next to her.

"A change of scenery, my family decided." Ryuko told them, putting a dumpling in her mouth. "But I like where we moved now. It seems a lot nicer than our last place." She finished, glancing at the group afterwards. They seemed satisfied with that answer and continued on eating.

"I moved here a few weeks ago and I still feel like the new girl, so I know how you feel Furuya-san." Mizuko said, smiling a bit.

"Onegai (Please), Mizuko-san, call me Ryuko." Ryuko asked kindly. Mizuko nodded, heeding her request.

"Ooi (Hey), Mizuko-chan, didn't 3 other students move to the city at the same time you did?" Makoto questioned. Mizuko's eyes widened and she answered back to her.

"Hai, Mako-chan, that's true. I heard about it from some other students." She said.

"Haven't you met them yet?" Ami asked. Mizuko shook her head in response.

"Iie, I haven't. I've seen them around though." Mizuko added, closing up her bento box, a deep sigh following afterwards.

A pair of eyes silently watched from a nearby bush, watching Mizuko with interest and wonder before ducking back into the bush for now.

The bell rang then, signifying the end of the lunch period and time to return to class. All the students rose from the grassy lawn hesitantly and filed into the school again. When the last of the students had gone in, the figure from the bushes dashed out staring at the closing door then out to the lawn where that girl had been sitting..and noticed a large brown bag lying there. The figure dashed over and climbed inside the bag, just as its owner came rushing out again, grabbing onto the handle and running off with it, unaware of the `stowaway' inside.

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Mizuko walked home from school later that day, having passed up the chance to join the others. Only Ami-chan accompanied here home this night, which she was glad for because it sometimes got lonely walking by herself.

"Arigato, Ami-chan for walking with me." Mizuko whispered, a grateful smile on her face.

"Don't worry about it Mizuko-chan. I figure it would give us a chance to talk more." Ami replied, adjusting her school bag in her hands. Mizuko laughed softly, trying to drum up something to talk about as they took a shortcut through Ichinohashi Park.

"You haven't met those three girls either, have you?" Mizuko asked, stopping in the middle of the park.

"Iie (No), I haven't. Gomen (Sorry) Mizuko-chan. I'll try and find out what I can tomorrow. I find it rather odd that 4 students transferred in on one day, not saying that you're odd or anything Mizuko-chan." Ami quickly said, a blush crossing her face. But the smile disappeared as she glanced at Mizuko, who had been looking around strangely. "Daijoubu ka?" (Are you alright?) She asked.

"The breeze, its stopped. Everything is so quiet now." Mizuko whispered, turning in all directions. Ami stopped too, taking in her surroundings. It was as she said, not even the crickets were chirping. Ami slowly reached for her henshin pen, a horrible feeling washing through her.

`Not here. Not in this place…' Ami said silently, her fingers grasping onto her pen, ready to transform if need be. But she did not get a chance, for a loud explosion sounded at their feet, tossing them apart violently. A peal of laughter, rang through the park.

"You shouldn't be out in the park alone ladies. It's very dangerous." The voice sneered, hovering in the air, looking from one girl to the other. It floated over to Ami and glared down at her through dark pink eyes before curling her finger at Ami's body lifting her into the air, totally ignoring Mizuko for now. "Hmm, let's see if you have what I'm looking for." She growled, a pinkish aura surrounding her hand. She dove her hand into the chest of Ami, moving her hand around as if searching for something. Ami's painful screams rang through the park, reaching the ears of Mizuko who was stirring to her feet. Her sky blue eyes widened and she dashed forward with her school bag in hand, preparing to hurl it at this lady.

"No! Leave her alone, you creep!" Mizuko yelled out, rearing back with her hand, ready to throw her school bag. The lady turned her head, focusing her pink eyes on Mizuko. She took her free hand and lashed it out at Mizuko, sending an invisible blast of energy at her. It hit Mizuko hard and sent her flying backwards, landing at the base of a large cherry blossom tree. Her bookbag was still clutched in her hand but it had fell open and the `stowaway' padded out, a blue wand in her mouth. She dropped it on the ground and cleared her throat.

"Mizuko, wake up." The small figure commanded, watching the top of Mizuko's head. Mizuko groaned and struggled to lift her head and face the owner of the voice. She gasped when she met with a pair of green eyes that belonged to a cat.

"You can talk?" Mizuko questioned, quirking an eyebrow at the feline. The cat sweatdropped and shook her head in exasperation.

"Hai (Yes), but there is no time to explain. Just take this pen here, and then you must save your friend Ami!" The feline commanded, pushing the light blue pen forward with her paw. Mizuko grabbed onto it and was instantly filled with energy. A blue aura surrounded Mizuko's body as she stood up slowly. The feline's eyes sparkled with happiness as she watched this girl be surrounded by this blue light.

`Finally, I've found her…' She thought silently, then her eyes beheld an incredible sight. The aura around her dissipated and upon her forehead appeared a strange sign, which looked like a blue circle with a bar through it. The sigil glowed brighter then seemed to shatter and disappear all together. Mizuko took the pen in her hand and raised it to the sky, shouting the words that were coming to her lips.

"Water Elemental Power, Make Up!" She called out, her clothes melting away as bands of water and ice burst from the tip of the pen, wrapping around her body. More bands came out as she widens her stance, the bands coiling around her legs. Finally, three more bands wrap around her waist, neck and forehead. She crosses her arms over her chest as the bands swirl faster around her. They shatter, forming her fuku as she uncrosses her arms, keeping them out to the side before dropping them, wrapping them around her waist and standing there in a pose.

"Ah, now this is quite beautiful, just what I'm looking for." The pink haired woman sneered, holding a glowing blue crystal before her face, letting Ami's cold body drop to the ground.

"Hey you!" Sailor Water shouted, standing a few feet away from her. This woman turned around, an angry look on her face.

"Who the hell are you?" She screamed, pink eyes flaring.

"I thought you'd never ask, lady. How dare you hurt an innocent girl in this place! I stand for peace and justice! I am Sailor Water, prepare to be washed away!" Water proudly introduced, pointing a finger at the woman.

"Oh please. I don't have time for you. I'm taking this pretty crystal back to her in one piece and if I have to destroy you first then I'll do it!" She shouted, and used her free hand to launch a blast of pink energy at Water.

"Abuni!" (Stop) The green eyed feline cried out. Water's sky blue eyes grew wide and she dived to the side just in time for there energy come whizzing past and struck a tree behind her, leaving a burned gaping hole in the trunk.

"Ha! You missed!" Sailor Water grinned as she looked up, but the pink haired woman was gone. She stood up and glanced around, moving towards Ami's body, hoping she was ok. "Ami…" Water whispered, kneeling by her. A figure silently appeared behind Water as she mourned for her fallen friend, forming pink energy in her free hand.

"Sayonnara…" (Good bye) She whispered, loud enough for Water to hear. Sailor Water turned her head, then her whole body to shield Ami from this crazy lady. Then a flash of sky blue came across her vision, sinking its teeth into the free arm of the woman.

"Itai! (Ouch, ow) Baka(fool, silly) neko! (cat)" She shrieked, shaking off the cat and, not knowing, dropped the crystal she was holding. Water scooped it up and cradled it in her arms, keeping it from this lady.

"Urr, you fool! I'm out of here. You've ruined everything. My youma will get rid of you then. Remember the name, Morganite. You'll be hearing it again." Morganite sneered and threw a pink ball at the nearest tree she could find before disappearing in a puff of pink smoke. It rumbled and shook, the branches splitting and forming arms and the roots forming spidery legs.

"Oh no, not another one!" Water said, eyes widening as she held tightly to Ami's crystal. The tree rumbled towards Sailor Water, it's red eyes locked on her and the crystal in her hand. She put the crystal away in her sub-space pocket, before standing up to face this monster. The tree shook and fired off several leaves, razor sharp, at Water. She held out her right hand towards the incoming leaves, words forming on her lips.

"Water Cold Beam!" Water called out, the blue bracelet on her right wrist began to swirl around it, turning into a giant blur. The bracelet generated a beam of frozen water that splashed against the leaves, freezing them solid. They dropped to the ground and shattered into a million pieces. The tree roared in annoyance and skittered towards her, lashing out with its long branches. Water screamed and dove out of the way but the tree was faster and grabbed Sailor Water by her booted feet and dangled the Senshi upside down before it.

"Let me down you overgrown tree!" Water yelled at it. The tree growled at her and opened its mouth wide, a brown tongue snaking out. Water widened her eyes and reached out with her right hand, grabbing onto its tongue and pulling it taught before letting it go. It snapped back, hitting the monster before sliding back into the gaping mouth. Before it had a chance to do anything else, Water stuck out her hand again, fingers spread.

"Water Cold Beam!" She shouted, the bracelet on her wrist beginning to blur, then a frozen beam of water shot out, splashing against the tree, instantly turning it to ice. A few seconds passed, then drk. Blue cracks started to run up the length of the tree then in one loud moment, it exploded in a cloud of ice shards. Sailor Water dropped to the ground with a loud thud.

"Excellent job, Sailor Water. You were great." The green eyed feline commented, smiling up at the standing Sailor Water.

"Arigato." (Thank you) Water began, pulling out the blue crystal that belonged to Ami from her sub-space pocket. "But, I have one question. Who are you?" She finished, walking with the feline to Ami's body.

"I am Starshine, guardian to the Senshi of the Water Element, which is you. I hid in your school bag earlier, to see if you were the one I was searching for. Now I am positive you are." Starshine said with a giggle.

"Hmm, well Starshine, it's time to return this to Ami and get on home." Sailor Water stated and bent down, placing the crystal over Ami's chest. It glowed bright and sunk back into Ami's chest. Water pressed a finger to her front bow and detransformed, just as Ami opened her eyes.

"Hmm, Mizuko-chan, are you..alright?" Where's the lady?" Ami quickly asked.

"She's gone. A Sailor Senshi came and chased her away." Mizuko said with a smile. Ami blinked at Mizuko as she sat up, giving her a weird look.

`Sailor Moon? No, it couldn't have been…so who was it?' Ami thought, then shook her head clear.

"We should be getting home now Ami." Mizuko said, interrupting Ami's train of thought as she picked up her schoolbag and placed her newly found guardian on her shoulder. Ami got up shortly after and followed Mizuko out of the park, still wondering who the mysterious Senshi was who saved her.

Extras~

Hateshinaiyo Mizuko - Everlasting Water Child

Furuya Ryuko - Dragon of the Old Valley