Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Shadow Love ❯ Shadow Love ( Chapter 1 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: JessicaPendragon 
She thought she was a shadow, but she was all they had fought for, for so long.
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 01.15.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 939 | Visits: 552 | Status: Completed
She thought she was a shadow, but she was all they had fought for, for so long.
Anime/Manga: Sailor Moon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Romance | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 01.15.2008 | Pages: 2 | Words: 939 | Visits: 552 | Status: Completed
Shadow Love
She watched from afar, as she had throughout her life. The
balcony overlooked the lavish gardens below, and above the sky glistened
with so many countless stars that she could barely tell where the sky
ceased and the sprawling city beneath began. It was like the world
ended just beyond the gardens, and the sea of space enclosed her
balustrade.
For the couple below her, the world did not even seem to exist
beyond their gentle touch. Slowly they danced across the soft ground,
sharing quiet words and stolen kisses. She smiled at them from her
perch, but a small part of her heart tightened in her chest. She was
proud of them more than she could ever express, and she loved them as if
they were her own. For them to create this utopia she had given her life,
sacrificed everything she had to make sure they were finally happy.
They were beautiful, but now in this peaceful interlude where
her role was no longer needed, she couldn't help but feel covetous.
They were the miracle romance; born from the ashes of strife
and turmoil and resurrected to something seemingly stronger than
earthy love. A love of her own she had, but her love existed in the
shadows of a dream come true. How could a love survive against such
brilliance?
Unannounced, she felt something soft touch her bare arm, and it
caused her to jump. Cursing herself for getting frightened, she turned
to face the tender culprit. Her eyes opened widely in surprise as a
beautiful yellow lily presented itself before her proudly. It was held
in the careful grasp of a pale hand, and she followed the curve of the
arm until she found his piercing eyes.
"For me?" she asked breathlessly. He nodded with a silly grin
and graciously she took the blooming flower. As she let the sweet scent
fill her lungs, his warm hand gently found her back, and for a
moment she forgot the cutting worries lurking in her mind.
"What are you doing here? Spying?"
"Yes, you've caught me red handed." Rolling eyes answered his
half-hearted accusation. "I was just making sure they were all right."
"I know you better than that. After all, we've been together
for more millenniums than I can count. What's on your mind?"
"I just..." The words fell from her lips as emotions stirred
within her eyes. She turned away from him so he could not see her
falter. There was another emotion, even more prominent than her jealousy,
that caused her eyes to glisten. Guilt.
She was her guardian, her advisor, her subject. The others
served her selflessly and completely, and she had splintered her
loyalty. In her mind she was an unwilling deserter who had been caught
in the delicate stronghold of love. Though she had tried her best, and
fought her longest to resist its lure, she could not escape in the end.
She was weak. Someone like herself didn't deserve to be in her shadow.
"We can never be like them, we aren't of their light. And I
love you, but how can we do this to them?"
"The flower is from her," he revealed. She gasped and her
eyes fell to the gardens once more. Brigt blue eyes gazed up at her,
a secretive smirk on rosy lips. She felt the cold caress of a tear on
her cheek as the woman she had watched grow into a heroine nodded
at her, a wordless gesture of friendship and love.
"She told me to tell you no love is greater than another; no
love can shadow someone else's true love. All stars are born from the
same place. The flower might be from her, but what is inside is from
me," he continued.
Gently she reached between the silky petals and found something
solid within. The diamond sparkled like the distant heavenly bodies
aloft. She sighed, feeling as if she was lost in the endless depths that
surrounded them.
"Marry me?" he whispered into her ear, and the space in her
pounding heart collapsed; hollow emotions of worry being replaced by
the sublime relief of joy. She had been so afraid, but as she looked
into her cerulean eyes again, she knew that she never had to fear. She
beamed happily at her queen, her friend, and mouthed a silent thank
you.
"Well?"
"Honestly, if you've known me for more millenniums than
you can count you could afford to give me a moment." The man before her
sheepishly smiled, putting a hand on the back of his head nervously.
She laughed amiably, finding it hard to resist his ridiculous
charm.
"I've never been happier..." She touched his face gently and
answered his question with a loving kiss. The shadows of the night
embraced them one last time, as finally their love was allowed to shine
amongst the stars.
She watched from afar, as she had throughout her life. The
balcony overlooked the lavish gardens below, and above the sky glistened
with so many countless stars that she could barely tell where the sky
ceased and the sprawling city beneath began. It was like the world
ended just beyond the gardens, and the sea of space enclosed her
balustrade.
For the couple below her, the world did not even seem to exist
beyond their gentle touch. Slowly they danced across the soft ground,
sharing quiet words and stolen kisses. She smiled at them from her
perch, but a small part of her heart tightened in her chest. She was
proud of them more than she could ever express, and she loved them as if
they were her own. For them to create this utopia she had given her life,
sacrificed everything she had to make sure they were finally happy.
They were beautiful, but now in this peaceful interlude where
her role was no longer needed, she couldn't help but feel covetous.
They were the miracle romance; born from the ashes of strife
and turmoil and resurrected to something seemingly stronger than
earthy love. A love of her own she had, but her love existed in the
shadows of a dream come true. How could a love survive against such
brilliance?
Unannounced, she felt something soft touch her bare arm, and it
caused her to jump. Cursing herself for getting frightened, she turned
to face the tender culprit. Her eyes opened widely in surprise as a
beautiful yellow lily presented itself before her proudly. It was held
in the careful grasp of a pale hand, and she followed the curve of the
arm until she found his piercing eyes.
"For me?" she asked breathlessly. He nodded with a silly grin
and graciously she took the blooming flower. As she let the sweet scent
fill her lungs, his warm hand gently found her back, and for a
moment she forgot the cutting worries lurking in her mind.
"What are you doing here? Spying?"
"Yes, you've caught me red handed." Rolling eyes answered his
half-hearted accusation. "I was just making sure they were all right."
"I know you better than that. After all, we've been together
for more millenniums than I can count. What's on your mind?"
"I just..." The words fell from her lips as emotions stirred
within her eyes. She turned away from him so he could not see her
falter. There was another emotion, even more prominent than her jealousy,
that caused her eyes to glisten. Guilt.
She was her guardian, her advisor, her subject. The others
served her selflessly and completely, and she had splintered her
loyalty. In her mind she was an unwilling deserter who had been caught
in the delicate stronghold of love. Though she had tried her best, and
fought her longest to resist its lure, she could not escape in the end.
She was weak. Someone like herself didn't deserve to be in her shadow.
"We can never be like them, we aren't of their light. And I
love you, but how can we do this to them?"
"The flower is from her," he revealed. She gasped and her
eyes fell to the gardens once more. Brigt blue eyes gazed up at her,
a secretive smirk on rosy lips. She felt the cold caress of a tear on
her cheek as the woman she had watched grow into a heroine nodded
at her, a wordless gesture of friendship and love.
"She told me to tell you no love is greater than another; no
love can shadow someone else's true love. All stars are born from the
same place. The flower might be from her, but what is inside is from
me," he continued.
Gently she reached between the silky petals and found something
solid within. The diamond sparkled like the distant heavenly bodies
aloft. She sighed, feeling as if she was lost in the endless depths that
surrounded them.
"Marry me?" he whispered into her ear, and the space in her
pounding heart collapsed; hollow emotions of worry being replaced by
the sublime relief of joy. She had been so afraid, but as she looked
into her cerulean eyes again, she knew that she never had to fear. She
beamed happily at her queen, her friend, and mouthed a silent thank
you.
"Well?"
"Honestly, if you've known me for more millenniums than
you can count you could afford to give me a moment." The man before her
sheepishly smiled, putting a hand on the back of his head nervously.
She laughed amiably, finding it hard to resist his ridiculous
charm.
"I've never been happier..." She touched his face gently and
answered his question with a loving kiss. The shadows of the night
embraced them one last time, as finally their love was allowed to shine
amongst the stars.