Author's notes: ^_^

 

         Ohayou, konnichiwa, konbanwa, mina-sama.  Thank you for trying

 out my fanfic. ^_^  This isn't my first Sailormoon fanfic, it's my

 second. ^^;  But I wrote my first one two years ago, and it wasn't

 very good, so... ^^;;;  Anyway, if nothing else it gave me some

 experience.

 

         This fanfic is based on the manga storyline and mostly takes

 place in the future (except for this part).  I've planned out four

 parts, the other three being longer than this one, but sometimes

 authors end up changing outlines completely, so who knows? ^_^;  You

 won't really have had to read the manga to understand this story, but

 it does help with little tiny details (okay, some big ones, too).  I

 tried to stay as close to the storyline as possible and use the

 correct dates, so this can be thought of fitting very nicely into the

 story.

 

         I say that, but there's one point which I'd like to make

 clear.  As you read farther into this story you might say, "That would

 *never* happen!  There's no evidence for that!"  Well, you'd be right,

 sort of.  There is some very subtle evidence in the manga, especially

 in the artbooks.  Not enough to definitely say it's true, mind you,

 but enough to create a fanfic around it. ^_^;  Isn't that what fanfics

 are for?  To explore possibilities? :)

 

         By now I'm sure you're all going "Huh?  What is she talking

 about?"  Well, you'll find out in later chapters.  I didn't want to

 spoil it for you here. ^^;

 

         I'm tending to use a fair amount of Japanese in this fanfic,

 just because I imagine them speaking totally in Japanese with

 subtitles in my mind. ^^;  Most of it's fairly straight forward, and

 you should be able to tell what's going on even if you don't know any

 Japanese at all.

 

         I'm rating this fanfic R.  Not all of it is worth an "R"

 rating (this part, for example, is at most PG), but some of it is.

 It's mostly because of the sexual scenes and situations that will

 happen later on.  It's not a hentai fic, though (not that I have

 anything against hentai fics ^=^;).  No one really pays attention to

 ratings anyway, do they?

 

         Special thanks to all my favourite fanfic authors!  Jackie

 Chiang, LeVar Bouyer, Tim Nolan (he's the man ^_-), Greenbeans, and

 everyone else I'm forgetting!  You're fanfics are great, and have

 given me a lot of inspiration for this one. ^_^  Doumo arigatou!

 

         And, of course, I thank the megami Takeuchi Naoko for writing

 and drawing such an interesting and compelling story.  Sailormoon has

 changed my life, and it makes me very happy.  It's a part of ME.

 

         Anyway, I'm sure you've all had enough of by babbling.  On

 with the fanfic!

 

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 Chibiusa no PYUA na kokoro

 (Chibiusa's Pure Heart)

 Part 1

 By Andrea Doolan <ajhd@king.igs.net>

 "Sailormoon no ichiban daifan"

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 ~*~*~*~*~

 

         The mid-summer sun was just starting to set over the rolling

 hills of the Japanese countryside.  If one listened closely, one could

 hear the faint cry of seagulls a few kilometres to the east, where the

 Pacific Ocean stood.  The wind was ever so gentle as it washed the

 cresting waves ashore.

 

         One would never guess that a site as peaceful as this would

 even exist five months after the fierce battle in the river delta of

 Tokyo occurred.  The Silence had fallen upon the Earth, but thanks to

 the ever-shinning light of the Messiah, she rose to resurrect the

 souls and structures which inhabited the blue-green sphere.

 

         Out of this a child was born, or rather reincarnated.  With it

 came hope for a bright future and happiness for everyone.  No one

 would have recognised this child if they saw it today.  Instead of a

 five-month-old baby, the body of a five-year-old stood in its place.

 Tonight she was being put to bed by her mother in a 19th century

 western style house on the grassy hills beside the sea.

 

         "Ne, Michiru-mama," said Hotaru as she was tucked under the

 covers, "what's love?"

 

         The woman with long aqua green hair giggled a little bit.  She

 had a caring smile on her face and looked lovingly at the black haired

 child.  "I wonder what made you ask that, Hotaru-chan."

 

         "Nothing, really...  I was just wondering."  Hotaru looked at

 her inquisitively.

 

         The graceful woman sighed, still smiling.  "Well, love is the

 most powerful force in the world.  It can heal all wounds and brings

 joy and happiness to everyone."  Hotaru looked at her mesmerised, and

 pleaded with her eyes to be told more.  "There are lots of different

 kinds of love, each one of them wonderful.  For example, Haruka-papa,

 Setsuna-mama, and I love you very much.  You're our very precious

 daughter."

 

         Hotaru smiled happily at this and replied, "Hai!  I love you

 all, too!"

 

         Michiru continued, "And then there's the type of love you feel

 for a friend, such as myself with Setsuna."  Hotaru just gave a

 knowing nod.  "And then...  At one point in your life you'll meet one

 person whom you want to spend the rest of your life with.  This

 person, you will realise, is the other half of you and part of your

 soul.  You'll become unable to think of being with anyone else.  This

 person will fill your thoughts and your heart.  Together, you will

 make a complete package."

 

         "Like you and Haruka-papa, ne!" said the child happily.

 

         Michiru just smiled.  "I think it's time for little girls to

 get to sleep."

 

         "Ohhh..."

 

         "Sa, turn off your lamp."  The little girl complied, which

 left the volume of Yeats' poems in shadow.  Thus far, she had

 memorised about half the book.  In actuality, the room was full of

 ornately decorated lamps, but the one by the bed was the only light

 source for the room at that time.

 

         Michiru bent over and kissed Hotaru goodnight.  "Oyasumi

 nasai."

 

         "Oyasumi."

 

         Michiru shut the bedroom door still with the loving smile on

 her face.

 

 ~*~*~*~*~

 

         The bell struck 3:25 at Juuban Elementary School.  A rush of

 students started to run towards the shoe lockers.  A girl with pink

 hair walked over to a desk at the opposite end of class 6-B.  Her oval

 shaped odango had a more than passing resemblance to a certain animal.

 

         "Ho * ta * ru * chan!" she said teasingly.  "Kaeru yo."

 

         "Hai, Chibiusa-chan!  Ne, why don't we stop at Fruit Parlor

 Crown and get some milkshakes?"

 

         "Okay!"

 

         The two girls walked hand-in-hand out of the school and along

 the streets of Juuban.  They idly chatted about the on-again

 off-again relationship between Kyuusuke and Momoko.  Before long they

 were sitting at a booth in the soda shoppe giving their orders to

 Furuhata Unazuki.

 

         "Chibiusa-chan, we'll always be friends, right?"

 

         This made the pink haired girl look up from her strawberry

 milkshake.  She put on the biggest smile and said, "Un!  Forever and

 ever!"

 

         But the cheery exterior didn't fool Hotaru.  "Then if you're

 my friend, why are you leaving?"  There were almost tears in her eyes.

 

         Chibiusa's smile faded away.  "Gomen ne.  But I have to go

 home.  This isn't my time, and I have to tell mama all that's happened."

 

         Hotaru looked dreadfully disappointed.  She didn't like the

 thought of losing her best friend for any reason.  "But...when you go

 back, I'll be there, right?  The older me, I mean."

 

         At this Chibiusa could barely hold back her tears.  She wasn't

 allowed to tell anybody that she had never seen Uranus, Neptune, or

 Saturn in Crystal Tokyo.  She had sworn Pluto.  She never really

 understood why, and no one would tell her.  But to make her friend

 happy, a little white lie couldn't hurt.  "Of course you'll be there!"

 she tried to say as cheerfully as she could.  Anything for friendship.

 

         Suddenly Hotaru got very serious.  "We have to make a pact."

 

         "Nani?" asked Chibiusa.

 

         "A pact.  We have to promise we'll always be together no

 matter what.  Friends forever."

 

         Chibiusa smiled.  She liked the idea a lot, so at the joining

 of their two pinkie fingers, their pact was sealed.  "Forever."

 

 ~*~*~*~*~

 

         Hotaru was lying face down on her bedding crying more than she

 had ever cried in her life.  The past few days had not been easy for

 her.  It had come the time to see Chibiusa off to the future, and she

 didn't like it one bit.  In her mind's eye she could still see herself

 hugging the pink haired girl, tears streaming down her face.  Chibiusa

 wasn't any less emotional.  But it was time for her to go.  Everyone

 said their goodbyes; Usagi was taking it pretty hard herself.  Finally

 the pink beam of light carried Chibiusa up to the sky and then faded

 out.

 

         Hotaru had been a complete wreck afterwards.  She didn't even

 go to school the next day.  Haruka, Michiru, and Setsuna were worried

 about her, but knew she needed at least some time to herself.

 

         Suddenly there was a knock at the door.  "Hotaru, may I come

 in?" asked the slightly low voice.

 

         "Hai," answered a weak voice.

 

         The tall woman came into the dimly lit room and sat on the

 bed.  She started to stroke the crying girl's hair.  "Shhh...  It's

 all right."  Hotaru looked up at Haruka and flung herself into her arms.

 

         "Oh, Haruka-papa!  I miss her so much!  I miss her so much!"

 

         "I know, I know," she said in a calming tone.  "We all miss

 her, but I don't think we can even begin to imagine what you're

 feeling.  You just have to believe in your friendship."

 

         "Believe?"

 

         "Sou, shinjiteru yo.  Your friendship is very strong.  It

 can't be broken by the waves of time or anything else.  You will

 always be friends, and you know that.  That's what's important."

 

         Hotaru stopped her crying.  She remembered their pact.  "Sou

 yo ne.  We'll be friends forever, we swore it.  I believe...  I

 believe we'll meet again, Chibiusa-chan."

 

         At that moment, a shooting star streaked across the sky above

 the house.

 

 ~*~*~*~*~

 

 To be continued in part 2! ^_^

 

         Wow, that was kind of short.  This was more of a prologue than

 anything else, really.  The other three parts should be much longer, I

 hope. ^_^;

 

         Well, this is usually the part where fanfic authors ask for

 email and feedback.  If you have anything at all to say, just email me

 at ajhd@king.igs.net.  Though I am kind of swamped with email, so

 don't expect a reply right away. ^^;;

 

 <shameless plug>

 And visit my page:  http://www.king.igs.net/~ajhd ^_^

 </shameless plug>

 

 	Extra special thanks to Jay Dee Archer (aka Jupiter Knight)

 for proof reading my fanfic for me!  Arigatou gozaimashita!  Go see 

 Jupiter Knight's fanfic archive, he has lots of great stories. ^_^

 

 http://www.dragonfire.net/~JupiterKnight/

 

         If anyone is interested, I wrote this while listening to the

 Sailormoon S Music Fantasy CD.  I especially like Fly me to the Moon.

 

 Completed: Aug 19th 1998.