Pretend Chapter 1

My Dream and Ami

It's dark. All I can see is black.

"Serenity, my darling Serenity," said a voice from my dream. I look around, but all I can see is darkness, still. And yet, I don't need to see to know whose voice that is.

"Mother," I called.

Suddenly, there was a bright glow. I had to shield my eyes. And when I opened them, I could see a large room. The walls had very elaborate and sophisticated designs on them. The walls were held by pillars that stretched high. It was so high that you could barely see the ceiling. In the middle of the room stood a large rock with designs as complex as those on the walls. And in that stone shone another stone no bigger than the palm of my hand. It wasn't very large, but the power it held....oh, it was so immense that I could feel it and even hear it pulsing, as if it were alive. And, yet, it was. It was the Silver Crystal.

"Serenity," My attention was brought to the figure standing near the left wall. At first, all I could see was an outline, but after a few moments, I could see the entire body of the figure. It was female. She was wearing a dress, a pure and simple white dress whose only design is the ribbon placed in the middle of the top of the dress, yet she looked breathtakingly beautiful. She has fair skin and blue eyes. She has a heart-shaped face and her lips were curved into a smile. Her silver hair was tied up in to buns on either side of her head, much like my own. She was a person I knew very well in the past.

I curtsied and said, "Mother." She walked towards me and hugged me.

"Serenity, my dear Serenity," she said. She released me from the hug and looked into my eyes. "The time has come. Beryl is close to reawakening and we need to stop her. We need the power of the senshi," she said.

My eyes widened as I heard this. "The senshi? How am I supposed to find them?" I asked.


"Destiny has its way of doing things. And I'm sure Pluto will help you in any way she can." I still didn't know how, but nodded nonetheless. I would find a way. I NEED to find a way.


Other suddenly hugged me again, and I knew it was time to part.

"I'm sorry for putting you through this, Serenity. You were not supposed to remember. You were supposed to be living a normal life, a life free of duty," she said.

I hugged her back, reassuring her that it was fine. "It's fine, mother. This is, after all, my destiny. And this is the life I want to live."

Mother then released me and kissed me on the forehead. "Good bye, Serenity. I wish you all the best. I'll miss you. Until next time," she said.

"Until next time," I echoed and closed my eyes.

When I opened them, I saw the pink ceiling of my room staring back at me. I got out of bed and dressed. Ever since I was five, I have begun to remember things of my past. And when I turned 10, I remember everything, from my birth on the moon, to the fall of the Silver Millennium. It was also during that time that my mother begun to visit me in my dreams. In those dreams, mother taught me how to use the Silver Crystal in case I needed it, but I can only use it when it is out of my body. But, how to get it OUT of my body, I don't know. It was also in my dreams that I learned to become Sailor Moon, but I don't use my powers much often, for there was no need.

"USAGI!!!! IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP!!!!!" yelled my mom.

"I'm up, I'm up!!! Geeezz!! Just give me a couple more minutes!!!" I yelled back. Even though I was already dressed, I took some time just lounging in my room. When it was only 30 minutes before school starts, I raced down the stairs, grabbed some toast, picked up my bag, kissed my mom and dad and Shingo on cheek, and dashed off to school.

Being late, being a ditz, being a klutz, it's all pretend. I have to pretend for my life, for my friends, and for my family. If not, the Negaverse might know about me being Princess Serenity already.i know that there's only little chance of that happening, but still, you never know if there's a Nega-spy lurking about....

I ran into the classroom just before the bell rang. And speaking of Nega-spies....

"Just in time," said a certain long-haired blond...

"Zoicite...." I said. Although, I'm not sure if he really is a spy. After all, all of us were reborn. Oh well, better safe than sorry.

Miss Haruna then walked into the classroom and I immediately took my seat.

"Class, I would like to introduce a new student. I know we don't usually admit students in the middle of the school year, but this is a special case. Ami, please come in," said Miss Haruna.

Just then, a girl with the oddest hair colour entered. And when she did, my eyes widened. No, not because of the blue hair colour, but because I was looking straight at a complete look-alike/replica of Sailor Mercury.

"Everyone, this is Ami Mizuno. She'll be joining our class starting today. And as to why we admitted her in the middle of the school year, well, I'll let you figure that out for yourself," said Miss Haruna with a smug and proud (??) smile.

"Hello, I'm Ami Mizuno. Pleased to meet you," said Ami.

"Ami, please sit next to Zoicite," said Miss Haruna, pointing to the chair beside Zoicite.


'Oh no....Zoicite and Ami next to each other? If she really is Sailor Mercury, then this cannot be good...' I thought.

Ami went to the desk beside Zoicite and sat down.

"Hello, I'm Ami. Please take care of me," I heard her saying to Zoicite. I glanced behind me to where the two sat and saw that Zoicite was staring straight at Ami, mouth slightly open. Ami just looked at him, confused, and looked away when Miss Haruna started teaching. 'What does that look mean? Does that mean the he remembers their past on the Moon? Or does he recognize her as Sailor Mercury? And, is she really Sailor Mercury?'

"Looks like Zoicite's got the hots for Ami," said Umino from my left.

"You got that right. It seems Zoicite's got it bad," said Naru from my right.

'Oh you have no idea....' I thought as I sighed inwardly. 'Looks like Destiny and Fate's already in action....'