Title: Moonlight, Starlight

Series: Sailor Moon

Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance

Author: Aeden Hale

Author's note: Ohayo, minna! Here I am with another story, or the beginning of one! I've recently borrowed the Sailor Moon Stars series from a friend in my Biology class at school and I've become addicted! Seiya's so great! I love my Seiya even if he's a gender-bender! I know there's a lot of Mamoru bashing stuff out there, but I'm trying to be very nice in this story. I personally don't like Mamoru, but that's just me. Maybe it's that ugly green coat he wears…anyway! This fic is going to be a Seiya/Usagi fic. I'm sorry if you don't like it. I'm still trying to decide whether to pair Yaten and Minako and Taiki and Ami up, but I can always decide that later. Anywho, on with the story! Warning: Spoilers for the Stars series if you haven't seen it! Possible Shoujo-ai in later chapters, right now, Seiya likes his male form Also, look out for the different jumps in time.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, please don't sue me…prays

-Chapter One-

So many changes had occurred. Chaos had been defeated and the Starlights had returned to their reformed planet with their princess, Kakyuu. All of the Senshi seemed happy, except for Usagi. Mamoru had decided that he wished to return to the United States and continue his studies. He'dnever arrived at the University after having his Star Seed stolen by Galaxia. Usagi seemed heart broken when he decided to return so soon but didn't want tohold him back. She let him go with a false smile on her face and tears in her eyes. He still hadn't written to her after four months.

The mists swirled around the Gates of Time. Shadows were cast in an eerie manner as the lone Senshi stood guard, staring into the orb atop her staff. Her brow knitted together at what she saw. A frown marred her olive-skinned face. Visions of Chiba Mamoru in the bed of his dorm room with another woman was what she saw. That was why there was such a shift in the time-space continuum. She'd seen visions from Crystal Tokyo and Chibi-usa was fading. She knew that Usagi could feel it as well. The Senshi of Time turned her back to the mists as she faced the Gates.

"You summoned us, Pluto?"

"Hai. I'm glad that you could make it. It seems that Chaos hasn't fully given up." she replied.

A sandy-haired woman in fuku stepped forward. "What do you mean? Is koneko-chan in danger?"

"No, not at present." Pluto replied. "She will be once she discovers the truth about Mamoru-san. The Crystal Tokyo that we know is fading. There is no way to stop it."

"The seas are churning, Pluto. When can we expect a battle?"

"Soon, Neptune. Chaos is almost ready to make his move. I fear that we may need outside help with this war." Pluto murmured as she turned to face her fellow Senshi.

"Do you mean...?" Uranus broke off.

"Hai, if we need help, I will call them."

Neptune looked at Pluto solemnly. "Has Saturn been reawakened?" she asked.

"Not yet. I won't reawaken her until we are in the biggest need."

Uranus shook her head. "Are you sure that we must involve them in this matter? I don't want koneko-chan to be around that person again."

"Uranus, it's not a matter of personal preference this time. We have no choice. Chaos is going to attack again and we must be prepared. Gomen ne, demo, we have to be ready."

Pluto said as she opened the Gates. "Right now, we must go talk to Usagi and the other Senshi. They must know."

The large alabaster Gates slid open slowly as the three Outer Senshi stood before them. Pluto took the lead and stepped over the threshold into the interdimensional time-space. Neptune and Uranus moved in step behind her and the Gates closed slowly behind them, leaving no clue of their ever having been there.

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Rain was beating against the windowpane. Again. Why did it have to rain so much? It was so depressing. A pair of cerulean eyes followed a single rain drop as it slid down the window. Usagi felt that something wasn't right, that something had changed, but she didn't know what. It had been months since her Mamo-chan had replied any of her letters or even called her. It was like he'd forgotten about her. So this was what it was like to be over. It wasn't that that bothered her so much. It was the fact that she hurt someone very close to her. All that time and she never knew. Usagi rested her head on her arms as she watched it rain outside. Kou Seiya. He'd been such a dear friend to her. He'd saved her from Sailor Tin Nyanko. He'd made sure she was okay after she'd almost had her Star Seed stolen. All she'd said was that she missed her Mamo-chan. How could she have been so thoughtless? She was cruel to him and he had loved her. What she hadn't realized then was that she loved him too.

Sighing, she wondered if he even still thought about her. He was probably in a relationship on his own planet by now. Maybe with his own princess, Kakyuu. Usagi heaved another heavy sigh. Something was changing and she felt it. She'd been in the dumps for the past couple of days. Maybe that was why. The air was still and quiet all around her. Her parents and Shingo had gone out for the day and wouldn't be back until later that night. Luna was asleep on the sofa downstairs. Usagi rose to her feet. As she made her way to her room, she found the trinket she wanted. She held the small pink bear with a crescent moon in her hand. It was the only thing she'd ever gotten from Seiya and she still cherished it.

"Seiya-kun, I miss you. Do you still remember me? Ondango?" Usagi murmured to herself with a slight laugh. "I don't blame you for forgetting. You know what, Seiya? I never told you, but I love you. I want you to stay with me."

Usagi flopped down onto her bed clutching the bear brooch tightly. Why did they have to go? She knew for a fact that Minako and Yaten had a silent mutual love, but never said anything to one another. She gave a loud groan. What she wouldn't give to relive that day that Seiya had asked her to meet him in the park and spend the day with him. She'd tell him what she'd meant to say. She'd hold onto him the minute Sailor Iron Mouse attacked. She'd even let her own Star Seed be stolen to protect him. Usagi felt like that was the only way to truly show him how much she cared, to die for him.

"Minna-chan, what would you do?" Usagi asked a picture of her friends.

The other Senshi had all gone on vacation during their summer holiday. Rei had gone to visit her cousin Kengo in his cabin and make sure that he wasn't in another slump. Minako was off to England with her parents for a visit to some old friends. Ami and her mother flew to visit some distant relatives in Germany for a few weeks and Makoto was at a summer school for chefs. Haruka and Michiru had left at the same time as the Starlights. They said that the galaxy needed Senshi to patrol it and they'd be back as soon as they could be. So it was just Usagi here. Luna and Artemis were frequently together, so she didn't really have anyone to talk to. Even Naru and Umino were out doing things together. How she missed Seiya and the other Lights.

"Usagi-chan, daijabou ka?" It was Luna.

She hadn't even realized that she was crying. Usagi rolled over to face Luna. "Luna, do you know what it's like to love someone with all your heart and know you missed your chance to tell them?"

Luna hung her head. "Hai, I've done that several times myself. With Artemis, actually."

"How do you ever feel better?" she asked.

"Time usually, Usagi-chan. Who are you thinking about?" Luna asked, the question sounding dumb in her own ears.

Usagi held up the brooch of the small bear. "Seiya. I can't forget him, Luna. I can't forget the look on his face the day that he found out that I was Sailor Moon either. He was so hurt."

"That wasn't your fault, Usagi-chan. We all did what we thought was best. You and the Senshi had no idea that the Three Lights were actually the Sailor Starlights."

"But we'd said no secrets. I didn't find out until later that that night at my house Seiya was trying to tell me that he was Sailor Star Fighter." Usagi sobbed. "There's still so much that he doesn't know about me."

"Then tell him, Usa-chan."

Usagi looked up at Luna with her tear-stained face. "How? How can I tell Seiya that I love him? He's so far away. I don't even know where he is. Mamo-chan left me and now Seiya-kun."

Luna's next question confused her. "How much do you love Seiya-chan, Usagi?"

"Nani?" Usagi asked, tilting her head to the side.

"How much do you love Seiya?" Luna repeated.

"So much that I think my heart will burst. I was just thinking about reliving that day we spent together and giving up my Star Seed to show him how much I love him."

"Shout it to the world, Usagi-chan! Maybe if you shout loud enough, it will make it to him." Luna suggested.

That was such a childish idea, but the way Usagi felt right then, anything was worth a try. Where would he hear her? Where would she go? Inshi-no-hashi park. Any other place seemed senseless. That had been the place she'd met Seiya on the day of their date. Usagi remembered how much fun she'd had with him despite the attack of Sailor Iron Mouse. She laughed at how childish she'd been to suspect Seiya of planning something dirty for her. Luna cocked her head to the side as she studied her charge.

"Usagi-chan?"

Usagi jumped to her feet. "I'm going to tell him, Luna! I'm going to let Seiya-kun know how I really feel!"

Darting down out of her room and down the stairs, Usagi quickly put on her black pair of slide-on shoes. Her excitement caused her to forget her coat as she raced out of the door. Usagi ran down the street ignoring the rain as it assaulted her. Her heart knew where she was going. Within a matter of seconds, her clothes and hair were soaking wet and clinging to her, but she didn't care. At last, she came to Inshi-no-hashi park. Usagi came to a halt, panting as she did so, and found the exact spot where she'd waited for Seiya. Taking a deep breath, she was suddenly nervous. She looked skyward and closed her eyes for a fraction of a second. The rain slid down her face and hair as she opened her eyes and smiled.

"Seiya! I don't know where you are or if you even still care, but I have to tell you something! Seiya, aishiteru!"

The pigeons that were roosting in the trees scattered at the sound of her resonating voice. Usagi's clear ringing voice filled the desolate park as she continued to stare up at the sky. She prayed to God that Seiya would somehow hear her, that maybe she'd receive some magical sign that he still loved her too. As the rain continued to soak through her already wet clothing, Usagi realized that all she could really do was wait.

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She absentmindedly swirled her finger around her cup of hot cocoa. She felt terrible for leaving Usagi all alone in Tokyo. She and the other Senshi had all gone to do other things over the summer holiday. It was always raining in England and she was getting rather tired of it. How was she supposed to be discovered if she never went out? Aino Minako sighed as she looked out of her rainy window. Her guardian cat, Artemis, sat watching her thoughtfully.

"You know, I got a transmission from Luna a day or two ago." he commented.

Minako looked up quickly. "What? And you didn't tell me? Has something happened?"

"Oh no. She just told me that she's worried about Usagi. She hasn't been going out of the house much since you and the other Senshi have been gone. That and she misses

Seiya." Artemis informed her.

"Who misses Seiya? Usagi-chan or Luna?"

Artemis gave a forced laugh. "Usagi-chan. She misses Seiya."

"I knew it!" Minako proclaimed with a smile on her face. "I knew that they had a thing for each other! We need to plan something for Usagi-chan when we get back to Tokyo, Artemis."

"That's a good idea, Mina-chan. It would cheer Usagi-chan up so much."

"I'll get the girls together and we'll throw a party for Usagi-chan!" Minako squealed. "Ano, what if Mamoru-san comes back to Japan?"

"What about it, Minako? He has no right to see Usagi anymore." Artemis hissed.

Minako cocked an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"You'll find out from Pluto soon enough. Right now, don't you have party to plan?"

"Hai!"

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So many months had passed since they returned home. He was overjoyed that they'd all returned home safely with Princess Kakyuu, but there was something still missing. Taiki and Yaten had noticed his gradual slump into consuming depression. He came out of his room less and less and ate on a rarer occasion. They all wanted him to be well again, but weren't sure of what to do. He seemed like a lost cause.

Seiya laid on the bed in his quarters. Why oh why did he ever return home? Because he had a duty to his princess. But ever since he'd gone to Earth in search of Kakyuu with his cousins, Yaten and Taiki, he'd been different. All because of a blonde ondango-haired rabbit. He sighed as he stared up at the plain ceiling. He knew that his friends had to have sensed his depression. Kakyuu was also included in this.

Kakyuu-hime had requested that Seiya return to Earth. Seiya's heart had jumped at the chance, but his mind told him to stay with his princess. This confrontation seemed to pull him even deeper into his depression. The Sailor Senshi of Earth had somehow managed to give each one of the Starlights a picture of them in their normal forms as a going away present. Seiya had been overjoyed with this gift, even if Haruka was in it. That way, he'd get to see Usagi everyday. His little Ondango. She was always smiling at him from the nightstand by his bed. He only hoped that she was happy on Earth.

After that final battle, his heart had broken. He saw Usagi with her boyfriend, Mamoru, in some strange armor floating in the sky with the other Senshi. She'd loved him even with not talking to him in so long. Seiya sighed. He so desperately wanted to be loved in that way by her. Frustrated tears welled in his eyes. Why did he still feel this way? Couldn't he just live his life happily? Not without her. He loved her. He loved Tsukino Usagi.

Was his little rabbit happy? He hoped she was. Mamoru's Star Seed had been returned and he'd stayed with her after the battle with Galaxia. Yaten and Taiki had also changed. He knew that both of them were dealing with their pain silently as it sank in that they may never see the Senshi of Venus or the Senshi of Mercury again. It was merely because the Sailor Wars were over and they had a duty to protect their princess that they could not return to Earth.

As Seiya laid on his bed, he fought back the tears of agony that threatened to fall. He wanted to hear his Ondango's voice. It had been half a year since he'd seen or heard her last. He closed his eyes as the tears began to creep from under his lashes.

"Seiya."

He pulled his eyes open slowly in response.

"I don't know where you are..."

That voice. He knew that voice. "O-ondango?"

"...or if you even still care..."

There was no mistaking that tone of voice. He knew it. Usagi had somehow managed to talk to him from Earth. Seiya's heart leapt with joy at hearing Usagi's voice. It was a miracle.

"...but I have to tell you something."

Seiya blinked at the sudden shift of tone in her voice. Something serious was going on. He'd only heard that change in Usagi's voice twice and it was on two very important occasions. Seiya's intrigue was now sparked.

"Seiya, aishiteru."

His blue eyes widened in shock. Usagi loved him? His Ondango loved him? Even after so long, she loved him. Those tears of agony that he'd been shedding suddenly turned to tears of joy. How he'd waited for that moment. Seiya wiped his eyes as he rose from his bed. For the first time in a week, he left his room. A new happiness floated around him. Nothing could bring him down now.

"Well, if it isn't our little gender-bending friend Seiya." spat a cruel voice from the end of the corridor.

"Oi, I can't help it if I'm used to this form, Doku. So, lay off." Seiya replied as he made his way into the main wing of the palace.

He'd been hearing his share of nasty comments whenever he did decide to leave his chambers. Yaten and Taiki had all taken on their true forms and were puzzled by their companion. It was Taiki that spotted him as he walked by.

"Seiya!" she called out. "It's good to see that you've come out of your chambers."

Seiya smiled and nodded happily. "Hai, I needed some fresh air and some food."

Taiki tilted her head to the side curiously. "Why the sudden change, Seiya? A few days ago, you wouldn't eat or come out of your chambers and now you're doing both."

"I just received a message of hope." he said as he stared out the window.

"I'm sure Yaten will be glad to see you out and about. She's been worried about you."

Taiki said with a nod. "Kakyuu-hime has also been worried."

"There's no need to be now." Seiya told her. A distant look came into his eyes.

Realization hit Taiki like a ton of bricks. "It's about her, isn't it?"

"Hai. I heard her voice."

"That's impossible, Seiya. She's thousands of miles away." Taiki tried to reason.

"It's not. I heard her and I got her message. I want to see her again, my Ondango." Seiya said softly.

Taiki shook her head. "You're a love-sick fool, Seiya. Come on, let's get you some food."

She grabbed Seiya's arm and drug him down the corridor toward the kitchens. There was no doubt that the chef could cook something up for him. They were both unaware that the Fireball Princess was watching them from behind a marble column. A small smile placed itself on her lips. So, Seiya had had contact with Serenity and was in fact in love with her. It was a shame that their short reign of peace would be over so soon. She was afraid that Seiya would be returning to Earth soon, but under such terrible circumstances that she hated to think about them.

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Well, how did you guys like that? I know that hearing Seiya hearing Usagi's voice all the way across space is lame and impossible, but I'm going for romance here. Please read and respond! Please don't flame me too harshly. ::puppy eyes::

Aeden