Sailor Moon: Seiya/Usagi; set Beta
Fandom: Sailor Moon
Pairing: Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter) x Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon)
Theme Set: Beta
Rating: Nothing really over PG
Author's Note: Mainly based on the anime and manga. Shoujo-ai at certain points. Mirror post here.
Disclaimer: The author does not own these two characters, nor any of the other characters mentioned in the following sentences, as they all belong to the fantastic Naoko Takeuchi. The author thinks it's best that she doesn't, otherwise the series would have taken decades to finish.
#01 - Walking:
"You walk too quickly!" she complains as she quickens her pace to keep up with him, and he laughs - "I have longer legs than you do, Odango; of course I'll walk faster!" - but, obligingly, he slows down to stroll right beside her.
#02 - Waltz:
The one-two-three rhythm was simple enough, so she was understandably frustrated with herself upon tripping over her own feet for the umpteenth time; despite her increasingly high-pitched lamentations, Seiya privately wished that the dance would remain elusive to her, if only to keep her in his arms a little while longer.
#03 - Wishes:
"Now, Odango, why would you ever need shooting stars when you've got me?"
#04 - Wonder:
Yaten and Taiki often wondered why Seiya insisted on hanging around that Tsukino Usagi girl all the time - no matter how hard the dark-haired idol tried to explain, he could never quite put the fluttering, euphoric emotion he felt with Usagi into words.
#05 - Worry:
Normally, it is to be expected that when (literally) running away from a destiny of crystal palaces and utopian worlds with a super idol-slash-Sailor Senshi from the other side of the galaxy, one would tend to be extremely worried - Usagi was completely surprised to find that she didn't really care.
#06 - Whimsy:
"Well, I think it looks fabulous," Seiya muttered defensively as he eyed Usagi, who was quite torn between utter shock and hysterical laughter at his take on her iconic hairstyle.
#07 - Waste/Wasteland:
Her face was pale and drawn as she stared out at the wasteland that she used to call her hometown, and Fighter instinctively took her hand, squeezing it in firm reassurance - on her honor as a Sailor Senshi, she would not let Sailor Moon go through the hell they had experienced.
#08 - Whiskey and rum:
"Do you think we should have warned Seiya about how easily Usagi-chan gets tipsy?" Ami asked Minako worriedly; the blonde looked over to where her friend was sprawled out over the singer, slurring out something about how pretty Seiya's eyes were in the flashing lights of the club, and smirked, "Honestly, Ami-chan, I don't think he really minds."
#09 - War:
Fighter wasn't one to be blinded by idealism - she knew full well that there was a slim chance of them surviving the Sailor War, but at least she would die protecting someone her entire heart believed in.
#10 - Weddings:
"Aw, c'mon, Odango, don't cry - you know Rei'll get mad if she has to fix your make-up again, and we wouldn't want the bride to be late for her own big day."
#11 - Birthday:
There were varying degrees of shock and (in Haruka's case, dis)pleasure on everyone's faces as Minako brought out her present for Usagi: a heavily-blushing yet smirking Seiya Kou wearing nothing but black leather pants and an elegant silk ribbon wrapped neatly around his chest.
#12 - Blessing:
When the priest asked who was going to give the bride away, nobody but Usagi caught Seiya mouthing along with her father when he said, "I do."
#13 - Bias:
"Um, miss, you're not allowed to -" the assistant tried to stop the blonde from entering the recording studio, but the dark-haired idol quickly stepped in front of the girl, wrapping a red-clad arm around her shoulder and flashing the aide a toothy grin; "She's with me."
#14 - Burning:
Usagi - Sailor Moon - was shining like a true star, light pouring out of her in intense waves that made Fighter feel as if she were burning away just by being near her, and yet she reached out to her, lending all of her flame to the fire that would extinguish Chaos forever.
#15 - Breathing:
Seiya was still half-certain that this was all a desperate dream fueled by adolescent hormones and seemingly endless nights of pining for a girl that would never be his, but the soft breathing of the warm blonde lying next to him continuously ensured him that this was no fantasy.
#16 - Breaking:
The sound of a heart breaking, Usagi realized, is the silence after your love disappears into the empty expanse of sky, far beyond your line of sight and the reach of your heart.
#17 - Belief:
"How can you be so sure they're good people?" Haruka demanded, but Usagi was tired of repeating it to them - how is it that the things you believe in the most are always the hardest to explain?
#18 - Balloon:
On Tanabata night, she let the bunny balloon go, willing it to carry her heart through the river of stars in hopes that it would find him.
#19 - Balcony:
Usagi padded out to her balcony, catching sight of the idol standing on the street outside her home - she could almost hear Minako crowing, 'Just like Romeo and Juliet!' in her head, and she flushed, shaking her head to rid herself of that thought.
#20 - Bane:
Each day, she complains that he is the bane of her existence, but they never really take her seriously: after all, would a person really spend most of their time willingly with someone they claimed to annoy them so much?
#21 - Quiet:
School seems so different after they have left, and Usagi can't help but miss Seiya's prodding and whispering at her back.
#22 - Quirks:
"This one goes out to my favorite Odango-atama!" Seiya blurts into the microphone, striking a familiar pose as the first notes of 'Moonlight Densetsu' drift from the karaoke machine; Usagi buries her face in her hands, wondering how the boy (who was now wiggling around on the makeshift stage to the cheers of their friends) had become one of Japan's top idols.
#23 - Question:
His words faded with the pouring of the rain, but his steady gaze burned the question into her heart; still, Usagi could not find the words to reply, for whatever answer she could give would inevitably hurt somebody, and she would rather give up her Starseed than to hurt him any more than she already had.
#24 - Quarrel:
"Why can't you be more like Seiya!" she screamed, and the room fell silent, the gravity of Usagi's heartfelt words sinking into them both.
#25 - Quitting:
Despite how strong everyone thought she was, Usagi had to admit to one moment of weakness, one flitting moment where she wanted to stop, to give up the world to Galaxia - give up anything just to keep the Galactic Senshi from taking away the remaining people (person) important to her.
#26 - Jump:
"Chibi-Chibi!" she heard her wail as she leapt after the tiny girl; without hesitating, she jumped right after her.
#27 - Jester:
He is all confident smiles and teasing jokes when he is around them, but Usagi knows better (she likes to pride herself in being able to tell the difference between a real smile and one applied and removed as easily as face paint, at least).
#28 - Jousting:
Perhaps it was completely inappropriate for the situation, but when she observed Seiya and Mamoru's silent face-off on the rooftop, she couldn't help imagining them dressed up in clunky suits of armor, all trussed up on horseback and ready to push the other down.
#29 - Jewel:
It had taken him a month of saving, hours of cajoling, and a lot of self-control, but the brilliant smile and enormous hug she bestowed upon him when he presented her with the carefully-wrapped moonstone (painstakingly carved into a crescent moon cradled against a lone star) made it all worthwhile.
#30 - Just:
One of his biggest worries was that he had nothing to offer her - he wasn't the Prince of the Earth or anything, just a humble soldier who did idol work as a sideline - but every time he posed this to her, she simply laughed and patted his cheek, telling him that he was just perfect.
#31 - Smirk:
He wore it like a crown, flashing it to his adoring fans and sending many a girl to their knees, but Usagi often wondered if it was a facade - perhaps, just the tip of the iceberg, the first of Seiya Kou's many secrets.
#32 - Sorrow:
From the rooftop entranceway, they watched the couple - the girl, who longed for her faraway love but kept it hidden behind smiles and laughter, and the boy, who longed to love the girl but kept his feelings in check out of consideration for her - and they could not tell whose sorrow was deeper.
#33 - Stupidity:
Sure, she failed tests, hated doing assignments, barely knew Kanji; still, Seiya was certain that, in far greater ways, Usagi was wiser than any of them could ever hope to be (for what is the size of your brain compared to that of your heart?).
#34 - Serenade:
It wasn't your typical serenade (technically, he was singing for approximately half of the population of Tokyo, and she was listening to him from a Ferris wheel about half a kilometer away), but when he smiled in her direction, his eyes flickering over her familiar silhouette, she knew this performance was for her.
#35 - Sarcasm:
"Oh, no, Odango, I'm perfectly content just to sit here and watch you cry over your jerk of a boyfriend. No, I don't believe that he left you here. Yeah, he'll probably call you soon - any moment now, in fact. No, Odango, I don't believe I can love you more than he can ... Yes, Odango, I'll be just fine."
#36 - Sordid:
She was using him as a distraction from Mamoru, and he was using her as a replacement for Kakyuu; if you thought about it, the whole thing was quite a sordid affair.
#37 - Soliloquy:
"Okay, pull yourself together, Seiya: you are a super idol, lead singer of the Three Lights. Girls everywhere fall head over heels for you. Plus, you're the leader of the Starlights! You've taken down opponents five - no, ten times your size, and you've learned how to smooth-talk all those greasy politicians that keep wanting to talk to the Princess. You're amazing, incredible, undefeatable. There's no reason for you to be so nervous over talking to one girl. Nope, not over Odango. Not at all."
#38 - Sojourn:
Seiya knew they would only be staying a while on Earth (all the better, considering how much Yaten whined about the pollution of this planet's atmosphere), but he had a feeling that their short stay would prove to be a memory they would carry with them all their lives.
#39 - Share:
The idol sighed resignedly as he flopped into his seat - with all the people that crowded him at the cafeteria, he hadn't been able to buy lunch again - but he soon found himself pleasantly surprised, discovering the half-eaten bento sitting on his desk and the bunny-print handkerchief haphazardly covering it.
#40 - Solitary:
Usagi had the rooftop all to herself again, and she couldn't be sadder about it.
#41 - Nowhere:
"Where are the letters he sends you, Odango?" he asks her softly; she falters, and he knows.
#42 - Neutral:
"Minako, don't meddle," Rei warns her with a stern glare, having known the blonde girl far too long to recognize that particular glint in her eyes - Minako huffs indignantly, but tears her gaze away from Seiya and Usagi all the same.
#43 - Nuance:
It took them a while to notice it, but after every concert, Seiya would flash a triumphant grin to the moon.
#44 - Near:
Eventually, Usagi stopped telling him off for moving his desk closer to hers (she never really believed his excuse of not being able to understand the lessons properly, anyway).
#45 - Natural:
Their bickering became a daily routine.
#46 - Horizon:
Even after they had disappeared into the sky, Usagi stayed on the rooftop, her eyes set firmly upon the wide expanse until the first star of the night peeked out from the horizon.
#47 - Valiant:
They were cowards the first time around, losing their planet, the Princess, everything, but Fighter wouldn't make the same mistake again - she would save this planet and protect this Princess, even if it meant giving everything.
#48 - Virtuous:
Fighter was in awe of Moon - even though Galaxia had taken away her guardians, friends, lover, she allowed no hate to enter her heart; the Starlight knew she could have never done such a thing, and she wondered if she was even worthy to stand by her.
#49 - Victory:
It was like dawn; the first tiny flickers of light creeping in timidly from the darkness, followed by wider, more courageous bursts of illumination, pushing away at the shadows until the darkness suddenly disappeared and everything was flooded with color and joy once more - she had lit up a world that others had doubted would ever thrive again, and she was just happy that she was there to see her shine.
#50 - Defeat:
For her sake, he would accept this one graciously, and he leaves with only a promise on his lips and one piece less of his heart.
Pairing: Seiya Kou (Sailor Star Fighter) x Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon)
Theme Set: Beta
Rating: Nothing really over PG
Author's Note: Mainly based on the anime and manga. Shoujo-ai at certain points. Mirror post here.
Disclaimer: The author does not own these two characters, nor any of the other characters mentioned in the following sentences, as they all belong to the fantastic Naoko Takeuchi. The author thinks it's best that she doesn't, otherwise the series would have taken decades to finish.
#01 - Walking:
"You walk too quickly!" she complains as she quickens her pace to keep up with him, and he laughs - "I have longer legs than you do, Odango; of course I'll walk faster!" - but, obligingly, he slows down to stroll right beside her.
#02 - Waltz:
The one-two-three rhythm was simple enough, so she was understandably frustrated with herself upon tripping over her own feet for the umpteenth time; despite her increasingly high-pitched lamentations, Seiya privately wished that the dance would remain elusive to her, if only to keep her in his arms a little while longer.
#03 - Wishes:
"Now, Odango, why would you ever need shooting stars when you've got me?"
#04 - Wonder:
Yaten and Taiki often wondered why Seiya insisted on hanging around that Tsukino Usagi girl all the time - no matter how hard the dark-haired idol tried to explain, he could never quite put the fluttering, euphoric emotion he felt with Usagi into words.
#05 - Worry:
Normally, it is to be expected that when (literally) running away from a destiny of crystal palaces and utopian worlds with a super idol-slash-Sailor Senshi from the other side of the galaxy, one would tend to be extremely worried - Usagi was completely surprised to find that she didn't really care.
#06 - Whimsy:
"Well, I think it looks fabulous," Seiya muttered defensively as he eyed Usagi, who was quite torn between utter shock and hysterical laughter at his take on her iconic hairstyle.
#07 - Waste/Wasteland:
Her face was pale and drawn as she stared out at the wasteland that she used to call her hometown, and Fighter instinctively took her hand, squeezing it in firm reassurance - on her honor as a Sailor Senshi, she would not let Sailor Moon go through the hell they had experienced.
#08 - Whiskey and rum:
"Do you think we should have warned Seiya about how easily Usagi-chan gets tipsy?" Ami asked Minako worriedly; the blonde looked over to where her friend was sprawled out over the singer, slurring out something about how pretty Seiya's eyes were in the flashing lights of the club, and smirked, "Honestly, Ami-chan, I don't think he really minds."
#09 - War:
Fighter wasn't one to be blinded by idealism - she knew full well that there was a slim chance of them surviving the Sailor War, but at least she would die protecting someone her entire heart believed in.
#10 - Weddings:
"Aw, c'mon, Odango, don't cry - you know Rei'll get mad if she has to fix your make-up again, and we wouldn't want the bride to be late for her own big day."
#11 - Birthday:
There were varying degrees of shock and (in Haruka's case, dis)pleasure on everyone's faces as Minako brought out her present for Usagi: a heavily-blushing yet smirking Seiya Kou wearing nothing but black leather pants and an elegant silk ribbon wrapped neatly around his chest.
#12 - Blessing:
When the priest asked who was going to give the bride away, nobody but Usagi caught Seiya mouthing along with her father when he said, "I do."
#13 - Bias:
"Um, miss, you're not allowed to -" the assistant tried to stop the blonde from entering the recording studio, but the dark-haired idol quickly stepped in front of the girl, wrapping a red-clad arm around her shoulder and flashing the aide a toothy grin; "She's with me."
#14 - Burning:
Usagi - Sailor Moon - was shining like a true star, light pouring out of her in intense waves that made Fighter feel as if she were burning away just by being near her, and yet she reached out to her, lending all of her flame to the fire that would extinguish Chaos forever.
#15 - Breathing:
Seiya was still half-certain that this was all a desperate dream fueled by adolescent hormones and seemingly endless nights of pining for a girl that would never be his, but the soft breathing of the warm blonde lying next to him continuously ensured him that this was no fantasy.
#16 - Breaking:
The sound of a heart breaking, Usagi realized, is the silence after your love disappears into the empty expanse of sky, far beyond your line of sight and the reach of your heart.
#17 - Belief:
"How can you be so sure they're good people?" Haruka demanded, but Usagi was tired of repeating it to them - how is it that the things you believe in the most are always the hardest to explain?
#18 - Balloon:
On Tanabata night, she let the bunny balloon go, willing it to carry her heart through the river of stars in hopes that it would find him.
#19 - Balcony:
Usagi padded out to her balcony, catching sight of the idol standing on the street outside her home - she could almost hear Minako crowing, 'Just like Romeo and Juliet!' in her head, and she flushed, shaking her head to rid herself of that thought.
#20 - Bane:
Each day, she complains that he is the bane of her existence, but they never really take her seriously: after all, would a person really spend most of their time willingly with someone they claimed to annoy them so much?
#21 - Quiet:
School seems so different after they have left, and Usagi can't help but miss Seiya's prodding and whispering at her back.
#22 - Quirks:
"This one goes out to my favorite Odango-atama!" Seiya blurts into the microphone, striking a familiar pose as the first notes of 'Moonlight Densetsu' drift from the karaoke machine; Usagi buries her face in her hands, wondering how the boy (who was now wiggling around on the makeshift stage to the cheers of their friends) had become one of Japan's top idols.
#23 - Question:
His words faded with the pouring of the rain, but his steady gaze burned the question into her heart; still, Usagi could not find the words to reply, for whatever answer she could give would inevitably hurt somebody, and she would rather give up her Starseed than to hurt him any more than she already had.
#24 - Quarrel:
"Why can't you be more like Seiya!" she screamed, and the room fell silent, the gravity of Usagi's heartfelt words sinking into them both.
#25 - Quitting:
Despite how strong everyone thought she was, Usagi had to admit to one moment of weakness, one flitting moment where she wanted to stop, to give up the world to Galaxia - give up anything just to keep the Galactic Senshi from taking away the remaining people (person) important to her.
#26 - Jump:
"Chibi-Chibi!" she heard her wail as she leapt after the tiny girl; without hesitating, she jumped right after her.
#27 - Jester:
He is all confident smiles and teasing jokes when he is around them, but Usagi knows better (she likes to pride herself in being able to tell the difference between a real smile and one applied and removed as easily as face paint, at least).
#28 - Jousting:
Perhaps it was completely inappropriate for the situation, but when she observed Seiya and Mamoru's silent face-off on the rooftop, she couldn't help imagining them dressed up in clunky suits of armor, all trussed up on horseback and ready to push the other down.
#29 - Jewel:
It had taken him a month of saving, hours of cajoling, and a lot of self-control, but the brilliant smile and enormous hug she bestowed upon him when he presented her with the carefully-wrapped moonstone (painstakingly carved into a crescent moon cradled against a lone star) made it all worthwhile.
#30 - Just:
One of his biggest worries was that he had nothing to offer her - he wasn't the Prince of the Earth or anything, just a humble soldier who did idol work as a sideline - but every time he posed this to her, she simply laughed and patted his cheek, telling him that he was just perfect.
#31 - Smirk:
He wore it like a crown, flashing it to his adoring fans and sending many a girl to their knees, but Usagi often wondered if it was a facade - perhaps, just the tip of the iceberg, the first of Seiya Kou's many secrets.
#32 - Sorrow:
From the rooftop entranceway, they watched the couple - the girl, who longed for her faraway love but kept it hidden behind smiles and laughter, and the boy, who longed to love the girl but kept his feelings in check out of consideration for her - and they could not tell whose sorrow was deeper.
#33 - Stupidity:
Sure, she failed tests, hated doing assignments, barely knew Kanji; still, Seiya was certain that, in far greater ways, Usagi was wiser than any of them could ever hope to be (for what is the size of your brain compared to that of your heart?).
#34 - Serenade:
It wasn't your typical serenade (technically, he was singing for approximately half of the population of Tokyo, and she was listening to him from a Ferris wheel about half a kilometer away), but when he smiled in her direction, his eyes flickering over her familiar silhouette, she knew this performance was for her.
#35 - Sarcasm:
"Oh, no, Odango, I'm perfectly content just to sit here and watch you cry over your jerk of a boyfriend. No, I don't believe that he left you here. Yeah, he'll probably call you soon - any moment now, in fact. No, Odango, I don't believe I can love you more than he can ... Yes, Odango, I'll be just fine."
#36 - Sordid:
She was using him as a distraction from Mamoru, and he was using her as a replacement for Kakyuu; if you thought about it, the whole thing was quite a sordid affair.
#37 - Soliloquy:
"Okay, pull yourself together, Seiya: you are a super idol, lead singer of the Three Lights. Girls everywhere fall head over heels for you. Plus, you're the leader of the Starlights! You've taken down opponents five - no, ten times your size, and you've learned how to smooth-talk all those greasy politicians that keep wanting to talk to the Princess. You're amazing, incredible, undefeatable. There's no reason for you to be so nervous over talking to one girl. Nope, not over Odango. Not at all."
#38 - Sojourn:
Seiya knew they would only be staying a while on Earth (all the better, considering how much Yaten whined about the pollution of this planet's atmosphere), but he had a feeling that their short stay would prove to be a memory they would carry with them all their lives.
#39 - Share:
The idol sighed resignedly as he flopped into his seat - with all the people that crowded him at the cafeteria, he hadn't been able to buy lunch again - but he soon found himself pleasantly surprised, discovering the half-eaten bento sitting on his desk and the bunny-print handkerchief haphazardly covering it.
#40 - Solitary:
Usagi had the rooftop all to herself again, and she couldn't be sadder about it.
#41 - Nowhere:
"Where are the letters he sends you, Odango?" he asks her softly; she falters, and he knows.
#42 - Neutral:
"Minako, don't meddle," Rei warns her with a stern glare, having known the blonde girl far too long to recognize that particular glint in her eyes - Minako huffs indignantly, but tears her gaze away from Seiya and Usagi all the same.
#43 - Nuance:
It took them a while to notice it, but after every concert, Seiya would flash a triumphant grin to the moon.
#44 - Near:
Eventually, Usagi stopped telling him off for moving his desk closer to hers (she never really believed his excuse of not being able to understand the lessons properly, anyway).
#45 - Natural:
Their bickering became a daily routine.
#46 - Horizon:
Even after they had disappeared into the sky, Usagi stayed on the rooftop, her eyes set firmly upon the wide expanse until the first star of the night peeked out from the horizon.
#47 - Valiant:
They were cowards the first time around, losing their planet, the Princess, everything, but Fighter wouldn't make the same mistake again - she would save this planet and protect this Princess, even if it meant giving everything.
#48 - Virtuous:
Fighter was in awe of Moon - even though Galaxia had taken away her guardians, friends, lover, she allowed no hate to enter her heart; the Starlight knew she could have never done such a thing, and she wondered if she was even worthy to stand by her.
#49 - Victory:
It was like dawn; the first tiny flickers of light creeping in timidly from the darkness, followed by wider, more courageous bursts of illumination, pushing away at the shadows until the darkness suddenly disappeared and everything was flooded with color and joy once more - she had lit up a world that others had doubted would ever thrive again, and she was just happy that she was there to see her shine.
#50 - Defeat:
For her sake, he would accept this one graciously, and he leaves with only a promise on his lips and one piece less of his heart.