Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Alternate Realities ❯ Opening the Eyes Part 3 ( Chapter 3 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Title- Alternate Realities Part 3
Author- Darkfurre
Pairing- Slight Implication between Tanna and Hikaru
Rating- PG-13 - It might change later thanks to the violence factor.
Length- One out of a lot of chapters…I am so going to get cramped hands from this.
Disclaimer- I do not own any of the pre-created characters from Sailormoon nor do I
really want to. Many of the characters in this story however ARE ours and I'd appreciate
it if it stayed that way. Do not sue me because I'm sure there are other fanfic writers more
wealthy then me. I'm pretty broke.
Warnings- *Yawns* Slight shonen-ai implication
Notes- Geez….this story sucks…it must. I never get any comments. That sucks. The
people reading this story must think the Sailor Senshi are vegetables XD Nah. There's a
reason that they don't get involved in anything. A BIG reason . But it won't be known for
a while to come.


It was just as his mother said it would be. She spent the entire day planning a ball worthy
of a prince and more. Females from the kingdom were busily running her and there
flirting around in their expensive formal gowns and dresses of every shade and color
while the men either joined in or watched. It was mayhem at it's best and everyone was
enjoying himself or herself. Except for the prince's there was not one downcast face in
the whole room.

Hikaru let out a sigh and leaned against the side of his throne. He couldn't possibly find
this fun. He felt like a fool sitting in front as though on display while his mother showed
him off. There was one up to this all; he'd never seen his mother so happy before. She
was sitting in her throne chatting away with her soldiers and talking joyfully about an
Earth prince that swept her off her feet. //Probably one of her illusionary tales. // He
looked away from her and scanned the dance floor for Tanna.

Obviously his friend was having more fun then he was. That was to be expected though.
Being as popular as he was in his school he knew most of the people here on a personal
basis. It was nothing more then a formal school function for him and Hikaru was the
boring host. He'd go to say hello but he was afraid someone would recognize him as the
boy that got punched in the face. The swelling had gone down considerably but there was
a bruise left there as a mark of his misfortune. He let out a sigh and shifted his weight
from one side of his throne to the other.

He didn't have much long to wait when he mothers stood up and looked at him strangely.
"Hikaru? Honey? Why aren't you out there mingling with your subjects? I won't stand
for any anti-social behavior from one that's to be the future queen." Hikaru gritted his
teeth and didn't say anything besides glare at Serenity. He didn't want to cause a scene in
front of all the people present. He didn't have to worry about his reaction for much longer
when Tanna came up next to the queen and smiled at her flirtatiously. She laughed and
smiled back obviously happy for the attention and probably unaware of whom was
behind the smile.

"Your Majesty? Will I have the honor of dancing with your fair and lovely daughter?"
Hikaru's jaw nearly dropped. He could see how his mother's strange mind was racing
ahead. A large smile lit up her pretty face and she nodded at Tanna before going back to
her soldiers to rant about what just happened. //Like a silly schoolgirl. // He felt Tanna's
hand on his shoulder as he watched his mother. He blushed.

"Well, that's one sure-fire way to please your mother into anything." Tanna whistled. He
turned to walk away. Hikaru's gaze on his mother continued for second or so before
turning to follow Tanna.

"Um. We're not actually going to dance are we?" Hikaru had to run a bit around the
dancing figures to keep up with Tanna who was already in the floor. Tanna simply waved
to him.

"I told your mother I was going to dance with her lovely and fair princess. Didn't I?"
Hikaru stared at him with an eyebrow raised.

"Yes. But I'm no princess." He pointed out. However Tanna simply covered his ears and
squeezed his eyes shut..

"Loopholes! Loopholes! Fine then. If you want a loophole then use this. Earlier I told you
I was going to sweep you off your feet and I've yet to do that. HA! I win!" He started to
laugh. Hikaru let out a groan.

"Yeah…well…using a broom to trip me could be classified as 'sweeping me off my
feet'. Don't you think?" He crossed his arms and grinned

"Anyone ever tell you that you're a killjoy? You're breaking my heart!" Tanna
dramatically collapsed to the floor and pretended to weep as though his heart was
breaking in two. "Woe is I! A young boy scarred with memories of unclaimed love at
such a young age." Nearly everyone around him stopped dancing to look at the spectacle
that Tanna was perfectly portraying.

Any comments Hikaru might have made were drowned out by the loud sound of stained
glass windows shattering. Any comments made to that however were drowned out by the
sounds of females screeching in his ears as the lights turned off and all went pitch black.
Oh…creepy. Even though he couldn't see it he knew that it was Tanna clinging to his leg.
After a few moments the lights went back on and everyone settled down. Hikaru kicked
Tanna off his leg and ran to see who his mother was talking to.

Even from his position in the middle of the crowded dance floor with people
continuously blocking his vision he could sense his mother's distress somehow. Perhaps
it was empathy or perhaps it was the unusual way she was moving around. There was a
man in front of her threatening her it seemed but all she was doing was lifting her hand in
the air and screaming out words in another language like some sort of maniac. Her
soldiers were also getting in on the act against the stranger. //I'll never understand her. //

He managed his way back to the thrones with Tanna close behind oblivious to the
happenings. Nearly an impossible thing considering the fact that most of the guests were
at this point in a panic. Actually, it was less of a panic and more of a sudden and urgent
desire to get away from the windows that were still showering small fragments of painted
glass down on them.

From where he was trying to get through the crowd it seemed like he was insulting the
queen and doing a VERY good job of it. She was already in hysterical tears over the wine
stain on the front of her dress and over the visitor that was grinning at her. He had red
hair and a cape and that was all Hikaru could see. Tanna tugged on his sleeve.

"What's going on?" Hikaru shook his head and tried even harder to get through the rush
of crowds running in the opposite direction. Finally the crowd ran right past him and he
was alone on the empty dance floor save Tanna. The man turned to look straight at him.
and gave a slight out-of-place wave as if they were best of friends or something. Serenity
started to scream at the top of her lungs

"You FILTH! Keep your eyes off my son! I won't stand for you to even be present before
my eyes any longer."

"Haven't you done enough damage?" One of the soldiers stepped in front of her queen
The man simply pushed her out of the way and stood closer to Serenity. He took her face
into his hand and held it close. Hikaru saw her bottom lip quiver. The man was saying
something to her, he couldn't hear it due to it being whispered but he could tell it must be
bad. His mother's face fell entirely, her eyes went empty, and her body went limp in a
dead faint. Hikaru ran to her aid, pushing the man aside even though he was nearly a foot
taller then him and just as wide.

"Mom!" He gathered her up in his arms and wiped away some of the tears cascading
down her face. He looked up at the man whom's face had a huge grin on his face that
made him look at the situation humorously. A grin he wanted to slap off. In his right hand
was the empty glass that he used to splash wine on his mom. Such an insult to her
Majesty. He frowned and stood up.

"How dare you treat one of the Moon family in such a manner! State your name and
business to me." With his mom out of the picture it was quite apparent that he had to take
her place for the time being. He gulped. Now if only he had the confidence to match up
with his duties….

"Oh! So this is the princess's replacement. It's good to see you after meeting who you
were suppose to be." He laughed. "I am Randi and my business is with your mother. Do
be a good boy and tell her when she wakes up a message. Chibi Usa was the beginning."
He reached out and ruffles Hikaru's hair before turning to walk away. Halfway across the
dance floor he disappeared.


-To be continued