[Fic] Just A Kiss Goodnight, Rated T, Fandom: Sailor Moon, Chapter: 4/120
Just A Kiss Goodnight
Set: Green
Theme: Scars
4/120
By: Usagi Carter
Last Revised: June 24, 2011
Summary: Their physical scars heal, but what about the emotional ones?
Rating: T
Setting: AU Post Sailor Stars
Character(s): Rei/Usagi
Author’s Note: Since I came up with a huge list of themes a couple years ago for a livejournal community I was once part of, I figured what better way than to get back into writing SM one theme at a time. There’s a long list of the themes, twelve sets with ten themes each - that’s 120 different themes. Each set is colored coded, but I may jump around, so pay careful attention to the themes ;). For a full list of the themes, you can visit my power rangers home page - it’s under the “Fun Stuff” page. If you private message me, I can send you a copy of the link.
Disclaimer: I don’t own SM, lots of other people do!
Dedication: To Ang, Baine, Alicia Blade, Loki, and the countless other friends, fans and authors who’ve inspired me over the years.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”-Douglas MacArthur
She grimaced watching Ami patch up yet another wound Usagi had suffered in battle. Mamoru held the petite blonde’s hands, whispering words of love to her, while Ami finished stitching the wound that criss-crossed from Usagi’s right shoulder to her left hip. Minako and Makoto were off to the left of where she sat on the floor, each of them bandaging various wounds themselves, while she wrapped her ankle up good and tight.
Mamoru and Ami were the only two not injured, as the pair had only made it to the battle just as Usagi was finishing off the youma and the girls were already down for the count. When Usagi couldn’t hold back a scream, the blood curdling sound of her best friend’s pain brought a rush of tears to Rei’s eyes. They had not succeeded in protecting her this time, and now their Princess was about to pay the price.
“I want you to transform back into Sailor Moon,” Ami commanded softly. “You’re going to have to sleep powered up for the night; it’s the only way to keep that wound from scarring too badly.”
Scars.
The word alone made Rei shudder. For all the injuries they had sustained over the years, they were lucky enough that their powers kept them from physically scarring. Rei knew they’d look like Frankenstein otherwise. And while the physical wounds always healed quickly, it was the emotional ones she was most worried about. For a Sailor Senshi, pain was life. For the Moon Princess, it shouldn’t have ever been a word in her vocabulary, and yet, Usagi had suffered the worst over the years, both physically and emotionally.
It was one of the most interesting mysteries Rei had ever known; how Usagi managed to keep such an upbeat attitude despite all she had been through. The only reason the rest of them were able to go on as they did, when all they sometimes wanted to do was lay down and quit was because no matter what, Usagi had never given up. She bore the emotional scars, left each and every time she transformed, like a true warrior. It was one of the things Rei had always admired about her friend, not that she’d outright tell her that, but she did. Just from her relationship with Mamoru alone, the blonde haired bunny carried enough scars to disfigure the most hardened person right to the core. Add in the ones she’d gotten from each of the senshi, though not always inflicted on purpose, and all the ones from a lost life as a powerful princess, and it was a wonder Usagi wasn’t more messed up.
Granted, they all had issues. Makoto and Mamoru had both lost their parents, and Mamoru had the added issue of not remembering them, she herself had lost her mother at an early age and had a father who didn’t care, Ami’s father was no longer in her life and her mother worked long hours at the hospital so Ami barely saw her, and Minako sought attention to replace the affection she should have gotten from her parents. But Usagi, she had a normal, happy childhood and family. She was bright and shinning, so much so that no one who didn’t truly know her could see past the facade.
Physical wounds healed, particularly if you were a senshi, but the emotional and mental ones didn’t always heal as nicely. For all the power the girls and Mamoru carried, Rei knew, they weren’t able to keep their princess from having pain inflicted on her. And yet, at the core of who she was, Usagi refused to give up her outlook on life. Had it changed, been skewed by all the things she’d had to suffer through? Yes, it probably had, but the only way Rei could tell was by the maturity the Senshi of Justice showed each and every time she went through something. Instead of bemoaning the problems that seemed to plague her, Usagi used each as a lesson and moved on, grew from what happened. In that way, Rei compared Usagi’s ability to deal with the upheaval the same way the Silver Crystal, in battle, continued to pulse with the power Usagi poured in it to accomplish her greatest feats. And if anyone other than Rei understood the depths of her power, it was Mamoru, who was currently lying on the bed in the guestroom at the temple beside Usagi, his hand holding hers tightly, his eyes closed.
Rei could see the waves of power rolling off the Prince of Earth as he dug down deep for the cooling, healing energy that his planet could provide for his princess. And maybe, Rei surmised, that was part of the reason Usagi had weathered the storms so well. Perhaps, Mamoru was the reason she was able to avoid the kind of scarring that would leave another person wishing for death - his love provided Usagi with a pillar of strength. Imperfect as he was, he kept it all real for her, kept her from dropping into a depression or despair so deep she’d never free herself. He was her shield against the world that sought to knock her down, to leave an imprinted scar on her soul.
Set: Green
Theme: Scars
4/120
By: Usagi Carter
Last Revised: June 24, 2011
Summary: Their physical scars heal, but what about the emotional ones?
Rating: T
Setting: AU Post Sailor Stars
Character(s): Rei/Usagi
Author’s Note: Since I came up with a huge list of themes a couple years ago for a livejournal community I was once part of, I figured what better way than to get back into writing SM one theme at a time. There’s a long list of the themes, twelve sets with ten themes each - that’s 120 different themes. Each set is colored coded, but I may jump around, so pay careful attention to the themes ;). For a full list of the themes, you can visit my power rangers home page - it’s under the “Fun Stuff” page. If you private message me, I can send you a copy of the link.
Disclaimer: I don’t own SM, lots of other people do!
Dedication: To Ang, Baine, Alicia Blade, Loki, and the countless other friends, fans and authors who’ve inspired me over the years.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.”-Douglas MacArthur
She grimaced watching Ami patch up yet another wound Usagi had suffered in battle. Mamoru held the petite blonde’s hands, whispering words of love to her, while Ami finished stitching the wound that criss-crossed from Usagi’s right shoulder to her left hip. Minako and Makoto were off to the left of where she sat on the floor, each of them bandaging various wounds themselves, while she wrapped her ankle up good and tight.
Mamoru and Ami were the only two not injured, as the pair had only made it to the battle just as Usagi was finishing off the youma and the girls were already down for the count. When Usagi couldn’t hold back a scream, the blood curdling sound of her best friend’s pain brought a rush of tears to Rei’s eyes. They had not succeeded in protecting her this time, and now their Princess was about to pay the price.
“I want you to transform back into Sailor Moon,” Ami commanded softly. “You’re going to have to sleep powered up for the night; it’s the only way to keep that wound from scarring too badly.”
Scars.
The word alone made Rei shudder. For all the injuries they had sustained over the years, they were lucky enough that their powers kept them from physically scarring. Rei knew they’d look like Frankenstein otherwise. And while the physical wounds always healed quickly, it was the emotional ones she was most worried about. For a Sailor Senshi, pain was life. For the Moon Princess, it shouldn’t have ever been a word in her vocabulary, and yet, Usagi had suffered the worst over the years, both physically and emotionally.
It was one of the most interesting mysteries Rei had ever known; how Usagi managed to keep such an upbeat attitude despite all she had been through. The only reason the rest of them were able to go on as they did, when all they sometimes wanted to do was lay down and quit was because no matter what, Usagi had never given up. She bore the emotional scars, left each and every time she transformed, like a true warrior. It was one of the things Rei had always admired about her friend, not that she’d outright tell her that, but she did. Just from her relationship with Mamoru alone, the blonde haired bunny carried enough scars to disfigure the most hardened person right to the core. Add in the ones she’d gotten from each of the senshi, though not always inflicted on purpose, and all the ones from a lost life as a powerful princess, and it was a wonder Usagi wasn’t more messed up.
Granted, they all had issues. Makoto and Mamoru had both lost their parents, and Mamoru had the added issue of not remembering them, she herself had lost her mother at an early age and had a father who didn’t care, Ami’s father was no longer in her life and her mother worked long hours at the hospital so Ami barely saw her, and Minako sought attention to replace the affection she should have gotten from her parents. But Usagi, she had a normal, happy childhood and family. She was bright and shinning, so much so that no one who didn’t truly know her could see past the facade.
Physical wounds healed, particularly if you were a senshi, but the emotional and mental ones didn’t always heal as nicely. For all the power the girls and Mamoru carried, Rei knew, they weren’t able to keep their princess from having pain inflicted on her. And yet, at the core of who she was, Usagi refused to give up her outlook on life. Had it changed, been skewed by all the things she’d had to suffer through? Yes, it probably had, but the only way Rei could tell was by the maturity the Senshi of Justice showed each and every time she went through something. Instead of bemoaning the problems that seemed to plague her, Usagi used each as a lesson and moved on, grew from what happened. In that way, Rei compared Usagi’s ability to deal with the upheaval the same way the Silver Crystal, in battle, continued to pulse with the power Usagi poured in it to accomplish her greatest feats. And if anyone other than Rei understood the depths of her power, it was Mamoru, who was currently lying on the bed in the guestroom at the temple beside Usagi, his hand holding hers tightly, his eyes closed.
Rei could see the waves of power rolling off the Prince of Earth as he dug down deep for the cooling, healing energy that his planet could provide for his princess. And maybe, Rei surmised, that was part of the reason Usagi had weathered the storms so well. Perhaps, Mamoru was the reason she was able to avoid the kind of scarring that would leave another person wishing for death - his love provided Usagi with a pillar of strength. Imperfect as he was, he kept it all real for her, kept her from dropping into a depression or despair so deep she’d never free herself. He was her shield against the world that sought to knock her down, to leave an imprinted scar on her soul.