Cold Eyes
A Sailor Moon fan fiction
By: Something Dysfunctional
Chapter Three
Disclaimer: Toei Animation and Naoko Tackeuchi owns the series, characters, story, but I simply own this fan fic. And that's all you need to worry about! -blows a raspberry- I am seriously SO happy that you guys like my story! -falls and rolls on the ground- GYAH! I try to get as close as I can to each character and their personality (if brought out from the anime into a more real situation). The show and the manga were my FIRST ever connection to Japan and I plan to make it WORK. So, we can see that Koan has something CLEARLY up her sleeve for Usagi. But is there more? -eyes the screen- I'm not even sure... I'm just going along with it. -laughs- Not really. All I can say is: WATCH OUT, MAMORU. Review nicely and happy reading!
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Chibi-Usa peered into Usagi's soon secretly, trying to stay quiet as much as possible. The blonde was sitting on the floor, writing something in her notebook as she studied. Small piles of books sat on the low table, papers peeking out from in-between the pages. Usagi frowned, trying to solve a particular question, her tongue sticking out some. Chibi-Usa wasn't sure what got into her guardian all of a sudden. She had a interest in schoolwork that sprang up out of no where and after school, it was all she did. The pink-haired girl didn't like this side of the blonde.

And it all happened after Mamo-chan broke it off with her.

She was there the day it happened in the apartment. Her large red eyes took in the scene of a clearly aggravated Mamoru telling the girl that he didn't want to be with her, that he lost interest. And with that, the teenager took it in, large sapphire eyes nearly spilling over with tears, but she held her emotions at bay. Instead, her face paled, her cheeks slightly red as Usagi told Mamoru that she wouldn't bother him anymore and silently, like a sad ghost, she floated out of the foyer, sliding through the front door. Chibi-Usa started to say something to Mamoru, but noticed how he cringed and ran a hand through his ebony locks, clenching his teeth. He looked angry at himself more that anything...

why were grown-ups so difficult and confusing?
They meant one thing and change it so quickly the next.

Shaking her head at the memory, the small child wished that Usagi would go back to her old self. The loud, brash person who laughed too much, cried at everything, played video games and read manga instead of studying, and spent her Saturdays and Sundays shopping with the girls. No... no, she instead holed herself up in her room, no seeing anyone hardly. Luna nowadays strayed away from the house, going over to Ami-chan's or Minako-chan's.

At night, it was the worst. Whenever Chibi-Usa couldn't sleep, and she would creep into the comfort of Usagi's bed, she would hear the crying. Sometimes, the girl didn't even know she was doing it. Often, Chibi-Usa would stand in the doorway, frozen, unsure of what to do. The sight of the once happy-go-lucky heroine with tears streaming down her sleeping face twisted Chibi-Usa's stomach.

A groan of confusion broke the child out of her trance. Blinking, she turned her red gaze back to her guardian. Usagi was struggling and in defeat, laid her head down on the table top.

Softly, like a question, her voice floated to Chibi-Usa's ears, making her want to break down and cry as well. The sound was so broken and brittle, it could have shattered like glass:

"Mamo-chan...?"
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Koan stood underneath an awning, sensing the location of Sailor Moon with her Black Power. Clenching the handle of her umbrella, the youngest of the Four Sisters frowned, a sight unbecoming on her pale face. "I know she's around here somewhere..."
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Later that night, the senshi were gathered near a water park, fighting Berthier, who lashed out ferociously with her Water Whip. Mercury and Mars often counter-attacked with their Aqua Illusion and Burning Mandala, while Jupiter and Venus, tried to distract the white-haired girl. Sailor Moon was angry at the lack of initiative in her senshi and instead went in for the attack. By passing Mercury, the blonde haired warrior ran at Berthier, giving her a Moon Kick in the stomach and a hearty hand attack to the throat.

Her senshi cried out at the brash movements.

"Sailor Moon! What are you DOING?," cried out Jupiter, in shock. Berthier was cowering before Sailor Moon, who pointed her Moon Scepter at the young woman's head. "What does it LOOK like I'm doing? I'm fighting the enemy instead of skirting around and trying to avoid the attacks!," was the snappy reply. Sailor Moon looked back at her girls with a blank face and even scarier... blank eyes... Mars felt a chill run down her spine at the expressionless face of her best friend. Something was wrong with her.

"But you're never this violent!," Venus shouted, pulling back her Love Chain in case she had to use it. "Maybe... there's always a breaking point in even the most patient," the leader murmured darkly, turning back to the Phantom Sister with a twisted smile. Mars started forward, her physic power singing in her veins as the aura around Sailor Moon changed drastically.

"No way... there's no way...," she said to herself, violet eyes wide.

"P-please, Sailor Moon! Don't hurt me!," Berthier wailed, hugging herself as tears rolled from her icy blue eyes, staining her pale features as she bit down hard on her red lips. Sailor Moon frowned. "Is this how the bad guys beg for mercy? Hn. Pathetic," she scowled, raising her Scepter.

"MOON PRINCESS ELIMINA-"

SNAP!

Hissing, Sailor Moon dropped her guard as a red rose pierced through the night air at her hand, causing her to drop her scepter. She bit down on her bottom lip to hold in the sudden cry that bubbled forth. Soon, a small bloom of red began to appear on her glove, staining the white. She grimaced and then looked up, glaring rather hatefully at Tuxedo Mask. He stood in the shadows of a large oak tree, his white mask visible. Suddenly, without warning, she was ambushed by her senshi, taken a hold of while Berthier vanished suddenly. Jupiter was holding her back while Mercury struggled to hold her shoulders. "Sailor Moon, we're sorry but... this has to be done," Mercury apologized, her eyes sad.

"What do you mean by this? I'm just trying to-"
"What you are doing isn't the right thing. It clearly is NOT you," Mars stated lowly, bringing forth an ofuda paper. Sailor Moon gasped, trying to break free from the lightning soldier's grasp. "I'm just doing what I HAVE TO DO!," she shouted. "Even if it costs another person's life?," Mars argued.

Sailor Moon went limp against Jupiter, all her energy now spent.

What WAS she thinking exactly?

Her heart grew heavy as did her eyes, threatening to spill the tears that gathered. She could feel the burning gaze of Tuxedo Mask burning into her. Usagi felt ashamed.

But she thought that it was the right thing!

When she felt Jupiter's hold relax some, the blonde whirled around in her arms and pushed the tall senshi aside, making a run for it. No, she would not be treated like this. She was their leader, their princess! It hurt twice as much considering the fact that her beloved struck her with a rose. Hiccuping, the girl dashed down the main street, tears streaming down her face like silver rivers. Strands of blonde hair stuck to her face and the back of her neck, sweat crawling over her flesh. Her gloves felt heavy, her uniform not apart of her. A great weight was on her. 'Off, off, off! Everything needs to come off!,' her mind screeched. She pressed a hand to her brooch, powering down. In a flurry of pink ribbon, her outfit returned and Usagi could breathe a little easier. She turned a corner, seeing her house in the distance. She longed to hide in her bed and not see anyone.

Crying openly now, the girl stumbled some but then stopped completely, seeing a shadow on top of the hill. "Usako," came the cool voice.

Usagi started, rubbing her face. It was sticky and nasty feeling. "What do you want?," she called out bitterly. Her hand still stung from his earlier attempt to distract her.

"What is wrong with you?"

Mamoru approached her slowly, not wanting to scare her away like her given name-sake. The blonde stood still, staring him down with such a vague expression, he didn't know if she was paying him any attention. "... what's wrong with me, you ask...," she trailed off, looking off to the side.

"First, you break up with me. With no real explaination. Second, you pay more attention to Chibi-Usa than me, even if you have brushed me away. Third, you rescue me every time when we aren't together. Let's put all of this together, Mamoru-san," Usagi listed off briskly, narrowing her large eyes at him. "If you don't want to be with me, THEN STOP COMING NEAR ME!," she shouted at him with a pointed finger. Mamoru took a step back, shocked.

Where was his Usako? His golden sun? She was replaced with something more cruel, more unreal.

The girl trembled, the power of her anger rising. "Stop rescuing me. In fact, don't come around me anymore. Find different ways to get into town to where I don't bump into you. Don't even come around Chibi-Usa," Usagi threatened softly, walking towards him to head home.

A hand shot out and grabbed her arm as she went passed him.

He crushed his mouth to hers, prying it open to drink her.

Instantly, Usagi tilted her head back, allowing the action to happen. Warm, strong arms held her, pressing her body against a sturdy chest. The smell of chocolate, cotton, and his own scent made reality slam down on Usagi's wandering mind. She pulled away softly, eyes still closed. Her heart bruised over, her side clenching in pain at the spike of anger that went through her.

She opened her eyes, revealing dark sapphire orbs.

And a strike of pale went against his dark cheek, the sting of flesh against flesh raced down Usagi's arm.

"Don't be so familiar with me, Chiba Mamoru. I thought we were over? Hmm... know your place," she murmured icily. Mamoru stared after the girl as she walked to her house, the light of the moon hazy on her. 'Usako... this is not like you. Where are you?,' he thought, lost and hurt.
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Back at Rei's room, the four inner senshi sat around the table, each girl tired and exhausted; mentally and physically. "I don't even know where to start," Rei mumbled, running a hand through her raven hair. "It seems as if she is replacing herself with someone else," Makoto inserted, leaning back on her hands. "It's true. She really did a 180 on us," Minako offered, her chin in her hands.

Ami was busy on her compact computer, reading the signs and body waves of Usagi. "I was able to get a scan on her before she ran away. It seems that there's something actually INSIDE of her!," she said, showing the girls Usagi's vitals. She pointed to the left side of the girl's body on the tiny screen. "Do you see this dark mass over here? It's actually Dark energy that's building up. Soon, it's going to spread throughout her body, changing everything about her. In short, she'll become like one of the Dark Moon family," the blue-haired teen said with a note of finality.

"And I bet Usagi doesn't even know," mused Rei, biting down on her thumb nail. "Is there anyway of reversing it on her?," Minako asked, worry sketched over her face. "I don't think there is unless she can heal her body with the Silver Crystal or have someone with that equal of power heal her," Ami answered, closing the lid of her computer.

"None of us have that kind of power, though," Mako said sadly, her green eyes lowering to the floor. Minako stood up from the floor, walking to the sliding doors. She stared long and hard at the moon, trying to remember something from her past:

'It was a rather cold night on the moon. She had just finished her patrol of the sick princess when the door to the royal bedchamber opened. Out walked the queen, all lavendar and cream. Her kind, gray eyes met Venus's with a tired smile, but hopeful.

'Is the princess okay?,' she asked, approaching the queen with a bow.

'She will be fine. I just healed her with the Silver Crystal. She'll be right as rain in the morning.'
'Is it a lot to use the Crystal? You seem tired everytime you use it,' Venus said, sadden by the thought. Queen Serenity placed a cool hand on the top of Venus's golden head. 'But it's worth it to help people.'

'Will anyone ever have that power besides the princess?'

'One day, yes. Either a heir to the Silver Millenium or a betrothed of planet royalty. It might be in a small dose, but enough to heal even the darkest of powers.'
Venus gave a sigh of relief. 'That's good... it'll help with the weight on your shoulders,' the blonde solider smiled, trying to be helpful. Serenity laughed a little, hugging the soldier. 'This is why you are the most closest to the princess and leader of her soldiers. You can charm anyone...'

Minako gave a shout of joy and turned to her friends. "I GOT IT!"
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Koan allowed Berthier to sob in her chest, holding on. "She was so mean to me! Koan, I don't understand it! I thought she was really going to get rid of me!" The purple-haired sister smiled and pulled up her older sister. "Have no worry, sister! The crystal I implanted in her will soon awaken and she will become one of us, a good pawn for the Prince," she said firmly. The white-haired girl sniffled, wiping her eyes. "You sure?"

"I'm positive. I risk my life on us and for Master Rubeus for this to work!"
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Usagi was sitting in the bath tub, sobbing openly. Her one chance to get back with Mamoru and it was blown. She allowed herself to get the best of and what did he get out of it? A good slap to the face and a kiss.

Her lips still burned of his touch.

What she wouldn't give to feel his mouth again... his touch, the smell? How she easily fit against his form like a puzzle piece, how soft and resilient his skin was. The way his hair curved over the slender, strong line of his neck when she ran her nails through it.

Usagi was hopeless.

And her side still burned with pain, no matter how much ice she had put on it and cold water.
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-smiles-
This is turning out GOOD.
-the moonlight carries the message of Love.-

Later Days...!
-SD