Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Something to Stay Awake For ❯ Introduction ( Prologue )

Introduction

During the day, it was easy to block out all of the painful memories. With everything going on around her, it was not difficult to forget for a little while. She had long before perfected the art of stopping her thoughts during the daylight hours. But after the moon and stars appeared, Chibi Usa couldn't put her past out of her mind any longer.

Chibi Usa was a twenty-year-old college student. Like her mother, she was unusually short, but also like her mother, she held herself so that she seemed taller than anyone. On top of her head sat soft, pink hair that was always styled into two, cone-shaped buns. She had warm, friendly, red eyes and a challenging, but sweet smile. She was also very intelligent, but just like her mother, she didn't care a thing about school. All she wanted to do was wear rhinestones and talk about boys. Not one person could suspect her sad feelings that she carefully hid beneath her always-cheerful exterior. No one knew what pain lurked inside Chibi Usa.

Eleven years ago, Chibi Usa had been fighting along side her mother, Sailor Moon, her father, Tuxedo Kamen, the Sailor Senshi, and the guardian cats in the battle for love and justice. Together, the fourteen of them protected and guarded the Earth from evil villains and treacherous monsters who came from every corner of the galaxy. Although the work was dangerous and hard, and many fights broke out among them over different things, they loved and helped one another as they had the time of their lives defending their planet.

But one day, the unexpected had happened. A strange, black cloud had suddenly appeared over Tokyo, bringing violent lightning, rain, and fierce winds. The cloud had sucked up the Sailor Senshi and drifted away, but not before striking Tuxedo Kamen dead with lightning and tearing the entire city apart. If the situation hadn't already been bad enough, all three of the guardian cats had suddenly vanished into thin air. Chibi Usa had been forced to be alone in the cruel world without one friend or family member, dealing with the loss of everyone she knew and cared for all at once. She had to raise herself, and for an immature nine-year-old, that hadn't been simple.

Chibi Usa sighed gloomily, as she entered the comfortable, but extremely lonely and empty house she had once shared with her mother, father, and cats after a tiresome couple of hours at college. Everyday, she longed for her family and friends so much it actually hurt. The terrible aching in her heart never ceased, and time had failed to dull the pain. Coming back to the place where her family and friends once stayed didn't help much either, but she really couldn't separate herself from a place that held so many good memories.

Along with the always-present pain, Chibi Usa couldn't recall when she hadn't felt lonely. The constant knowledge of being completely alone made her feel different and miserable. Knowing that she would never again see her mother's loving smile or her father's gentle hands was sometimes unbearable. The fact that she would never again set eyes on any of the brave Sailor Senshi or the wise guardian cats was also heartbreaking. The entire situation was utterly horrendous.

"Another night alone…" Chibi Usa whispered softly to herself, her words trailing off as she glanced sadly around the empty house. She sighed again, shaking her head as the feeling of lonesomeness returned, just as it did every night. She drew in a shaky breath, knowing that this night would be no different then any other. This night would be full of memories and sadness. This night would bring pain and wistful thinking. This night would summon up heartache and tears. Only sleep would give her peace, and knowing that, Chibi Usa went straight to bed. After all, what was there to stay awake for?