Chiru Kurui
Title: Chiruchan
Writer: Getsu Ookami
Canon: Anime
Rating: 1
Name: Chiru "Chiru-chan" Kurui
Senshi Title: Not mentioned, might be zodiac related judging from the summary
Species: Puella angstia
Hair: Bright red
Eyes: Green
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None
Possessions: None
Guardians: None
Origin: Japan. She's a famous idol. At the beginning of the story, she plays her last concert before going on hiatus to go to medical school.
Connections to Canon: She goes to Mamoru's school.
Senshi Outfit: Not mentioned
Senshi Moves: Not mentioned
Other Special Abilities: None
Annoying Traits: She sings Sailor Moon songs. She (and everybody else) uses fangirl Japanese.
Thoughts: Easy entry. Nothing bad here. Though the story didn't really get started either.
Samples:
"Chiru! Chiru!" I could hear the crowd scream my name in one organized cheer, as if one monstrous voice rising up from the masses. Why? I don't know. Personally, I thought my music and my singing was terrible. At the best, mediocre; nothing too special and certainly nothing to get excited about. The crowd just kept on cheering.
The intro to my number one song, “Moonlight Romancer,” began to play. I took a deep breath, and on my cue began singing. I was lowered onto the stage by a silver crescent moon. It was Gin's idea, and everyone had loved it. Everyone but me. I had argued and fought against it, but what could I do? Majority rules.
I sang the lyrics to the song I'd sung a million times before. They had become mechanical to me, my performances. Same songs, same dance steps, same band. But it was different that night. It was my last concert for the next couple years.
The words to the song were empty to me. At one time, they'd been full of meaning. They spoke of the legend of Princess Serenity of the moon and Prince Endymion falling in love. My father had told me the story of how their love brought to end the war between the moon and the earth. I used to love that story. I used to love my father, too.
As I sang on, a few tears escaped my eyes. Nobody seemed to notice. They were all entranced by my singing; my music was consuming them. Maybe to some other girls my lyrics still had meaning. But not me. Not anymore. I just couldn't believe in faerie tales and happily ever after.
I was on my knees in front of the crowd, belting out the tunes as if they were nothing. On the outside, I was eternally cheerful, happy go lucky Chiru-chan. Inside I was crumbling, falling apart. Inside, I was dying
Finally, my last song came to a close. "Thank you everybody, you've been great!" I cried out over the wild cheering and the flowers being thrown at me. I caught a bouquet and bowed gracefully, grinning in mock happiness as I pranced off the stage, blowing kisses along the way. God, it sickens me how artificial I can be at times.
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"Usagi-chan, there's a senshi meeting at Rei's temple today," Luna, my little talking black cat spoke up as she jumped up onto my bed.
"What about?"
She looked at me, a tired expression on her face. She was sick of me. So was I. "I think you know."
I thought for a moment. "Oh. The Zodiac senshi. I don't understand why we can't just call them our allies."
"Because they haven't helped us at all."
"They haven't hurt us either," I said hotly and grabbed my communicator - a sort of cell phone exclusive to the Sailor Senshi. As I held it, it beeped, signaling something important was happening. I flipped it open. "What is it?"
Ami appeared, dressed as Sailor Mercury. Of course, only her face was visible, but even that seems to change as we do. "We need major help!"
That was my life. Helping 'innocent' people that I didn't know and that I would probably never meet again. I saved the world and the whole time I went unnoticed. Oh, of course everyone knew Sailor Moon. But Tsukino Usagi? She was just some bubbly teenager who was always falling asleep in school. She was just some nobody...
I sighed. I would have been much happier, much more fulfilled with my good deeds if Mamoru and I were on speaking terms. Baka! I was so foolish to think I could ever really get close to him!
I reached the youma, henshined and destroyed it in less than five minutes. Welcome to my life.
* Chiru *
I gasped, the only concious person on the scene besides my saviors. The Sailor Senshi. I kid you not, they were the real deal, and I watched them destroy a half lizard, half woman monster.
One of them turned to me and gasped. "Iie!"
"What is it, Venus?" Another one asked, all of them gradually easing as the threat of the monster disappeared.
"It's Chiru-chan!"
I shook myself mentally, blinking a few times. I amazed the Sailor Senshi?
The one in red hit Venus. "Stop staring! We have to go now!"
"Chiru-chan? Is she a friend of yours?" The one in blue asked, looking at me curiously.
"Don't you ever listen to any real music?" Venus looked at the blue one as if she were insane."How can you not know who Chiru-chan is?"
"Minna-chan? Minna-chan!" The one who was obviously in charge shouted. She cleared her throat noisily, and all of the other senshi turned towards her, though Venus kept glancing back at me every few seconds, as if afraid I'd run away. I admit, I did consider it. The leader gestured towards me. "Shouldn't we talk music later?"
They all grinned sheepishly or showed some other sign of their embarrasment. The one dressed in blue stepped towards me, and I inched away, not having the strength to stand up and run away.
"Are you hurt?" She asked gently, continuing her careful approach. I must have looked as bad as I felt. I shook my head quickly, but she didn't look the least bit convinced. Hell... I'd been beaten up by a monster. She motioned to someone behind her.
A man in a Tuxedo strode forward. I noticed his eyes covered by a mask as he picked me up and hauled me away. I stared up at him. "This isn't happening," I mumbled. "I'm going insane."
I didn't understand why they were so concerned about my welfare and not anyone else's. There had been other victims. There had to have been. Then I noticed something. Blood. I was bleeding. I swallowed a scream, remembering just what had happened. The monster had attacked me, and it hadn't hurt at first. It had just felt like my energy was draining away. Then I'd fought back. I guess I was the only one crazy enough to try to fight off the monster. The man laid me onto a bench and I blacked out.
Writer: Getsu Ookami
Canon: Anime
Rating: 1
Name: Chiru "Chiru-chan" Kurui
Senshi Title: Not mentioned, might be zodiac related judging from the summary
Species: Puella angstia
Hair: Bright red
Eyes: Green
Unusual Markings/Colorations: None
Possessions: None
Guardians: None
Origin: Japan. She's a famous idol. At the beginning of the story, she plays her last concert before going on hiatus to go to medical school.
Connections to Canon: She goes to Mamoru's school.
Senshi Outfit: Not mentioned
Senshi Moves: Not mentioned
Other Special Abilities: None
Annoying Traits: She sings Sailor Moon songs. She (and everybody else) uses fangirl Japanese.
Thoughts: Easy entry. Nothing bad here. Though the story didn't really get started either.
Samples:
"Chiru! Chiru!" I could hear the crowd scream my name in one organized cheer, as if one monstrous voice rising up from the masses. Why? I don't know. Personally, I thought my music and my singing was terrible. At the best, mediocre; nothing too special and certainly nothing to get excited about. The crowd just kept on cheering.
The intro to my number one song, “Moonlight Romancer,” began to play. I took a deep breath, and on my cue began singing. I was lowered onto the stage by a silver crescent moon. It was Gin's idea, and everyone had loved it. Everyone but me. I had argued and fought against it, but what could I do? Majority rules.
I sang the lyrics to the song I'd sung a million times before. They had become mechanical to me, my performances. Same songs, same dance steps, same band. But it was different that night. It was my last concert for the next couple years.
The words to the song were empty to me. At one time, they'd been full of meaning. They spoke of the legend of Princess Serenity of the moon and Prince Endymion falling in love. My father had told me the story of how their love brought to end the war between the moon and the earth. I used to love that story. I used to love my father, too.
As I sang on, a few tears escaped my eyes. Nobody seemed to notice. They were all entranced by my singing; my music was consuming them. Maybe to some other girls my lyrics still had meaning. But not me. Not anymore. I just couldn't believe in faerie tales and happily ever after.
I was on my knees in front of the crowd, belting out the tunes as if they were nothing. On the outside, I was eternally cheerful, happy go lucky Chiru-chan. Inside I was crumbling, falling apart. Inside, I was dying
Finally, my last song came to a close. "Thank you everybody, you've been great!" I cried out over the wild cheering and the flowers being thrown at me. I caught a bouquet and bowed gracefully, grinning in mock happiness as I pranced off the stage, blowing kisses along the way. God, it sickens me how artificial I can be at times.
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"Usagi-chan, there's a senshi meeting at Rei's temple today," Luna, my little talking black cat spoke up as she jumped up onto my bed.
"What about?"
She looked at me, a tired expression on her face. She was sick of me. So was I. "I think you know."
I thought for a moment. "Oh. The Zodiac senshi. I don't understand why we can't just call them our allies."
"Because they haven't helped us at all."
"They haven't hurt us either," I said hotly and grabbed my communicator - a sort of cell phone exclusive to the Sailor Senshi. As I held it, it beeped, signaling something important was happening. I flipped it open. "What is it?"
Ami appeared, dressed as Sailor Mercury. Of course, only her face was visible, but even that seems to change as we do. "We need major help!"
That was my life. Helping 'innocent' people that I didn't know and that I would probably never meet again. I saved the world and the whole time I went unnoticed. Oh, of course everyone knew Sailor Moon. But Tsukino Usagi? She was just some bubbly teenager who was always falling asleep in school. She was just some nobody...
I sighed. I would have been much happier, much more fulfilled with my good deeds if Mamoru and I were on speaking terms. Baka! I was so foolish to think I could ever really get close to him!
I reached the youma, henshined and destroyed it in less than five minutes. Welcome to my life.
* Chiru *
I gasped, the only concious person on the scene besides my saviors. The Sailor Senshi. I kid you not, they were the real deal, and I watched them destroy a half lizard, half woman monster.
One of them turned to me and gasped. "Iie!"
"What is it, Venus?" Another one asked, all of them gradually easing as the threat of the monster disappeared.
"It's Chiru-chan!"
I shook myself mentally, blinking a few times. I amazed the Sailor Senshi?
The one in red hit Venus. "Stop staring! We have to go now!"
"Chiru-chan? Is she a friend of yours?" The one in blue asked, looking at me curiously.
"Don't you ever listen to any real music?" Venus looked at the blue one as if she were insane."How can you not know who Chiru-chan is?"
"Minna-chan? Minna-chan!" The one who was obviously in charge shouted. She cleared her throat noisily, and all of the other senshi turned towards her, though Venus kept glancing back at me every few seconds, as if afraid I'd run away. I admit, I did consider it. The leader gestured towards me. "Shouldn't we talk music later?"
They all grinned sheepishly or showed some other sign of their embarrasment. The one dressed in blue stepped towards me, and I inched away, not having the strength to stand up and run away.
"Are you hurt?" She asked gently, continuing her careful approach. I must have looked as bad as I felt. I shook my head quickly, but she didn't look the least bit convinced. Hell... I'd been beaten up by a monster. She motioned to someone behind her.
A man in a Tuxedo strode forward. I noticed his eyes covered by a mask as he picked me up and hauled me away. I stared up at him. "This isn't happening," I mumbled. "I'm going insane."
I didn't understand why they were so concerned about my welfare and not anyone else's. There had been other victims. There had to have been. Then I noticed something. Blood. I was bleeding. I swallowed a scream, remembering just what had happened. The monster had attacked me, and it hadn't hurt at first. It had just felt like my energy was draining away. Then I'd fought back. I guess I was the only one crazy enough to try to fight off the monster. The man laid me onto a bench and I blacked out.