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Title: Monkey's Paw
Author: purplekitte
Theme: Guardian Senshi--"Dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that don't." -- Brett Butler, 'Knee Deep in Paradise'
Genre: Angst
Version: PGSM
Rating: PG
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“I want to be a singer!”
The little girl sat in her chair just off set, her feet in shiny shoes not quite brushing the ground. Mommy was talking to her agent, so she should be quiet now. Her vocal coach said she was not to sing to herself when not on stage or in a recording studio or she’d hurt or strain her voice. Even if she was bored or lonely, but Mommy said she wasn’t supposed to talk that way.
“You’re so lucky to have all you have already. What more is there you can want?”
“I want to be a superhero!”
It was cold atop the building. She hadn’t noticed before that she was afraid of heights, but it was better than admitting she was afraid of monsters, afraid of even human thugs with guns. She was just a little girl still, so why couldn’t she go home yet and what was taking Artemis so long to come back?
“What do you want, Sailor Venus?”
“To protect the princess.”
Rei was yelling at her again, but that was okay. She deserved it. Better to be dragged aside by Mars than to see the hurt in Usagi’s eyes.
“What do you want, Minako?”
“Nothing.”
And that was what she got.
Author: purplekitte
Theme: Guardian Senshi--"Dreams that do come true can be as unsettling as those that don't." -- Brett Butler, 'Knee Deep in Paradise'
Genre: Angst
Version: PGSM
Rating: PG
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“I want to be a singer!”
The little girl sat in her chair just off set, her feet in shiny shoes not quite brushing the ground. Mommy was talking to her agent, so she should be quiet now. Her vocal coach said she was not to sing to herself when not on stage or in a recording studio or she’d hurt or strain her voice. Even if she was bored or lonely, but Mommy said she wasn’t supposed to talk that way.
“You’re so lucky to have all you have already. What more is there you can want?”
“I want to be a superhero!”
It was cold atop the building. She hadn’t noticed before that she was afraid of heights, but it was better than admitting she was afraid of monsters, afraid of even human thugs with guns. She was just a little girl still, so why couldn’t she go home yet and what was taking Artemis so long to come back?
“What do you want, Sailor Venus?”
“To protect the princess.”
Rei was yelling at her again, but that was okay. She deserved it. Better to be dragged aside by Mars than to see the hurt in Usagi’s eyes.
“What do you want, Minako?”
“Nothing.”
And that was what she got.