Memories In A Stone (Usagi, Rated T)

[pc32_fics]

Title: Memories In A Stone
Fandom: Sailor Moon (manga-centric)
Characters/Pairing: Tsukino Usagi
Rating: T
Genre: Introspection
Length: 291 words
A/N: for tsukino_akume, whose A-Z prompt was "Sailor Moon, T is for Time"


It happened every time she touched the crystal... ever since that rush of memories, the heart-wrenching flashback of Endymion dying in her arms, the onslaught of emotions that had led her to take her own life.

Usagi remembered playing in the gardens of the Moon Kingdom and on Earth; playful days skirting her more serious teachers for picnics with her friends. Gazing at the Crystal, lessons from her mother on the powers she would wield in the future.

It happened every time she touched the crystal. She never told her friends; she never asked if they knew - how could they? The power of the Silver Crystal pounded through her veins alone. It wasn't their burden to carry, and so they didn't get the rewards.

Usagi remembered her senshi as they used to be. Ami-chan had been less serious, playing clever pranks. Rei-chan would spend hours ogling guys with her. Minako-chan was the upholder of “duty” – she led them with calmness and order. And Makoto had been the epitome of “Princess”, so much so that Queen Serenity had often chided her daughter to be more like the Princess of Jupiter.

It happened every time she touched the crystal. Like flipping through a photo album, she’d remember a new day or night or lesson.

Usagi was one of a rare few who absolutely knew herself: past, present and future. She knew who she’d become; she knew she’d one day rule over everything she saw, have a beloved husband and a daughter (who currently drove her crazy… she hoped one of them would grow out of that).

It happened every time she touched the crystal. And every single time, she was that much more determined to live her new life to the fullest.

Comments

[paynesgrey]

Ooh, I really loved this. I really like the idea of having the Crystal do that for her. Wonderful job!

[pc32_fics]

:D Glad you liked it! It was fun to tie her to the Crystal so solidly - had to do a lot of reading up on the manga, tho, LOL. Gotta find scans of it somewhere, ffs.

[tsukino_akume]

I ... don't remember saying this. But I like the result! ♥

I have to say my favorite part would be her wish that she or Chibi-Usa will grow out of driving her crazy. That totally made me laugh. ^_^

[pc32_fics]

LOL I'll admit that it might not be exactly what you requested xD

I always laughed at that in the anime, the idea that they can't stand each other, but that Chibi-Usa absolutely adores her mother; the disconnect there is really intriguing to me, LOL

^_^ I'm glad you got a giggle from it!

[ladygriddlebone]

I like this story. :D I'm not always the biggest fan of Usagi (hello there, anime version), but I think the depth of bond you've given her with the Crystal in this ficlet is really cool. It's an interesting way of looking at her character, and the way she relates to Mamoru and Chibi-Usa, and also the senshi, that I hadn't thought of before.

[pc32_fics]

I desperately want to hunt down the manga (I should have collected it in its heyday) to see the differences; researching for this was realy interesting.

:D Glad you liked it!

[ladygriddlebone]

I feel like someday I should read the manga. It might help me resolve the disconnect in how I feel about Usagi in particular (like the way I usually can't stand her in the anime but adore her in PGSM). XD