Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Completion of Souls ❯ Prologue

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Completion of Souls by Sailor Heartache

He could hear them, the voices; they haunted him day and night, night and day.

His entire life was based on what they told him, yet he never really listened. He was

beyond caring, beyond wondering, beyond hope, and beyond life. They couldn't

understand, sure they sent him here, and they feed him, but they didn't know. They didn't

understand. He was sure of that.

His coal black hair fell from its place sliding down in front of his eyes. Impatiently

he pushed it back, trying to think was hard in this place. He began rocking back and

forth slowly, just to stretch his sleeping muscles. He needed someone, someone who

could understand what he had been through, someone who wouldn't be afraid of his

calm nonchalant exterior, someone who could look into his eyes and see that he wasn't

okay, see that he would never be okay, not again. Not ever.

He longed for that one person, the one that's said to be your soul mate the one

that can complete you. Yes, that was what he needed. She would be able to

understand him, and she was out there somewhere.

He stopped rocking and walked to the window, staring out at the deep black sky

tiny white stars worshiping its entity. He would never understand people, they always

seemed to say things they didn't mean, things that only hurt other people. His parents

were the same. The thought made him close his eyes in fierce hunger for their love.

Most parents fought, but never his, never. Well, almost never. Only once, the day

they died, and he would never forget it, because it was what left him in this world alone.

Now, he had no family.

That wasn't entirely true, he did have an uncle was paying for him to live in this

hell house, but he didn't care. Some people said the uncle was one of the richest men in

the country, his teachers all said he should be grateful that his uncle is paying for his

education. That he's not stuck in an orphanage, but would that be so bad?

He hated it here. The teachers and students all treated him as if he was a

windowpane, as if they could only talk through him instead of to him. Sure, it didn't sound

bad, but nobody would even come close to him, much less be friends with him. That

was all he wanted, friends. It was a word that was hardly known to the young boy.

His eyes opened slowly, as he began to think of other things, more happy things.

Not that there was anything happy about living in a boarding house everyday of the

year. Even during the holidays he was forced to stay in the small room that had been

assigned to him.

His eyes moved down, towards the ground, catching on the red roses that lie

below his window. Roses themselves were known as the romantic flowers, but red ones

were special red one meant true love. He didn't know why, but ever since he was little he

had felt an urge to grow the lovely flowers. More then once the boarding house had

tried to kill the roses, but he would not allow it, and since his uncle was of some influence

he knew they wouldn't do it without good reason.

Moving from the window he sat back on the bed and picked up a book, he

knew what he wanted to do with his life. He was going to be a doctor, for his parents.

Ever since they had died he wished that he could have done something to save their

lives. Since he was unable to, he decided that for all the other children that had been

hurt like he had, he would save them someday. When they grow up and have children

he will help to make sure they don't go through what he went through.

Now he was just waiting, waiting to get out of this place, waiting for someone

who could help him through it, and waiting for himself. In six years he would be out of this

hell house.

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She could feel him, his pain, his loneliness, and his heartache. Everyday she

awoke to it, and everyday she fell asleep wishing she could help him. The only problem

was she hadn't the slightest clue who he was.

Sometimes if she was lonely too she would just climb up to the roof of the

orphanage she lived in and watch the stars. Once, she had thought she felt him with her,

but the feeling was gone as soon as it came.

She sighed, she hated the orphanage. They never had food, they never had

blankets, and they never had hope. But for her it was all about to end. She was leaving,

one of the few that ever left this place, and one of the few that was ever actually

adopted.

She had done years of praying and years of hoping that someday, just maybe

she might be able to have her own family her own life. Here there was always someone

to look after, someone who couldn't look after themselves. Sure, she was glad to be

leaving, but she worried.

She was the one that protected the little kids from the beatings, she was the one

who protected the ones in trouble from starvation, and she was the one who made sure

that the injured children got medicine. What would happen when she left? Would her

friends die?

She stood up and began to impatiently pace back and forth. She wasn't old

enough to be this responsible; she didn't want to have their lives on her hands. She just

wanted to be a normal girl, one that could run around and do irresponsible things, one

that had many friends, one that would be able to drive when she became of age, but

most of all she wanted to fall in love.

There was no way for an orphan who lived in an all girls building to find a

boyfriend. They weren't even allowed to leave for school; they brought teachers to the

orphans. Teachers that didn't know anything about teaching. There was another thing

she wished for. She wished to be smart, to be one of the Rhodes scholars. She wanted to

go to a grand university and study with people who could teach her many things.

She wondered about the family that was supposed to be adopting her, she had

heard very little. It's amazing how, when things are happening to you, you're the last to

know. From what she had heard she was to have a mother, father, and brother. Another

thing to ponder, what kind of life would she be living?

Anything had to be better than this. Waking up a five to make sure all the little

kids were up and dressed by six thirty. Running around doing every chore of your own

then helping out the others with theirs. Sometimes even staying up till three to sew clothes

and shoes back together.

She was the oldest of the children left in the orphanage, the oldest that had not

been beaten until she ran away. Once or twice she had thought about it, but she

couldn't leave the children, but now she was. Only this time she had no choice, she had

to.

She stood and walked over to a small mirror that stood next to the door, it was a

luxury in this place. Her reflection was just as she suspected a plain girl with blond hair

that reached her butt, her blue eyes shone with intelligence and responsibility. She was

ready to change all that. Getting a new life might as well be worth the while. If she was

leaving this place she might as well begin change her personality, who would be around

to care?

With that decided she sat down trying to decide what to do about her charges.

With shocking clarity she realized there was only one thing she could do. Help out as

much as possible. She would, and when she was old enough she would go to college,

and prove she was smart, even to those who had never believed it before.

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Seven Years Later

Yes! It was time school was out, and she could head to the orphanage. Her life

had gotten better in the years since she was adopted. Sure when she first started school

she hadn't been able to tell Shakespeare from another man on the street, but as the

years went on she learned as much as she could, and now was in the top of her class.

She even had friends, five close friends, they had adopted her as suddenly as she

appeared at this new place.

At first they were curious, curious about why a girl that was so funny and popular

would spend an hour or two everyday after school at an orphanage. At first she didn't

tell them the truth, she feared they would turn on her, she had never had friends before.

But soon she realized they were only trying to help her, so she told the truth.

Her friends were as sincere as always, Mina deciding that she would hold some

personal Sailor V autographing sessions for the children, Ami decided she could tutor

them on the weekends, Lita would cook food twice a month, Molly sewed up the holes in

clothes that were brought to her, and Rei made charms for each of the children.

It seemed as if everything that they went through brought them closer together,

all the girls were always getting closer. Her foster mother even said that they acted as if

they were sisters. They probably did.

Not once did she date. Sure, once or twice guys had asked her out, but she was

waiting. Waiting for the mysterious guy who would be able to light fire into her soul, the

guy who would be able to melt her heart by just looking straight into her eyes, the guy

that would be able to complete her soul. Just once she wanted to feel what she'd seen

in others eyes, the mysterious feelings that made her friends blush when they heard the

name of their boyfriend. Once she had felt that feeling, but it was only a glimmer, just as

she walked past a tall dark haired young man on the street. She was only fourteen at the

time, but she would never forget him.

Her parents had always been supportive, from the time she had told them that

she would be spending hours at a time helping the children at the orphanage to the

time she told them that she wanted to go to Tokyo University. Over the years she had

realized that no matter how much she had not wanted to leave the orphanage she was

glad she had. Glad that she had learned that there were people out there who weren't

monsters, glad that she had learned that it wasn't a curse to love people.

Over the years she had opened up, allowing the love of other people to come to

her, and allowing her love to go to them. She was always cheerful and bright, glowing

from the inside out. Even her brother was glad when she allowed him to tell her things he

couldn't tell anyone else, she could still remember the feelings he told her he felt for

Mika.

A smile reached her face as she remembered, but it was time to sleep. Time to let

the dreams of a dark haired man come to her. Time to let feeling of hope rise from her

heart. Tomorrow she would start college.

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He smiled, he felt her drift to sleep. For many years he had been able to feel her

presence in his soul, a lingering feeling that left him hungry to see her face. Sure, he

could feel her, but the thing he wished for most was to see her to know that she was real.

Maybe she was longing as much as he was, maybe she just wanted that person that

would complete her soul.

It had started on a day he would never forget. An ordinary day, go to work, walk

home, and eat dinner. Except for one thing. He had bumped accidentally into an angel,

though he never saw her face he could vividly remember her eyes. The blues of skies,

sparkling like the sunset. He had known right away it was her, the one that he would love

forever, but she was gone as quickly as lightning flashes.

He had ran after her dodging passerbys and hotdog stands, but she was gone.

For days after her returned to the spot, just watching and waiting for her, but she never

returned. His best friend, Andrew, had tried needlessly to find out what was bothering

him, but he felt if he told anyone he would never see her again.

That had been years ago, but still he knew she was still there still living in some

part of the world. He would feel her in the morning when she awoke to the sunrise, he

knew she had great pleasure in watching it, because every morning he could feel the

joy and happiness from the corner of his soul. He would feel her at night as she watched

the moon with solemn thoughts.

Everyday he would look forward to these times, when he felt her most. Sometimes

he would feel joy or sadness, but mostly it was then in the morning or evening. One time

when he had broken his leg after being beaten by a bunch of muggers he had felt her

reassuring him, knowing he would be all right. Just knowing she was there had made him

feel better, but later he wondered if maybe she could feel him as he could her.

Before that day he had just been a lonely guy, with one close friend. He didn't

care about much just schoolwork and paying the bills. Afterwards though, he felt

connected, as if the world now knew one of its sons would become something special.

He sighed, he knew it was time to put his thoughts aside and go to sleep.

Tomorrow he would begin another semester at TU. Slowly he allowed the dreams of a

blue eyed girl over take him.

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From time to time a special thing happens, a kind of natural occurrence, but all

the same quite extraordinary. Today one of those things would happen.

She walked slowly her thoughts ranged from happy things to sad things, taking as

many sharp turns as a crook trying to get away from the police. She was excited,

because today was her first day at the university. She would be able to fulfill her dream,

she could study to become what ever she wanted, it didn't matter because she would

be studying with the best.

Oh, how much she had longed for this day. She had managed to push through

the obstacles that stood in her way through high school, and she had made it. It seemed

as if it was a dream, as if she was watching it from a distance. Her mother had been so

proud that morning when she came down for breakfast nervous and half crazy with

excitement, with her mother's reassurance and her father's faith she had actually

managed to keep down the little breakfast she had eaten.

Her thoughts took a turn, moving to the subject of her parent's anniversary. It was

coming up soon, and so was her brother's birthday. She would need to go shopping

soon. The thought of her brother made her smile, she knew he would be proposing to

Mika soon, the two had been head over heels for years now.

She closed her eyes and let the thoughts disappear. She needed a quiet

moment, a time to gather her wits. Unfortunately, she picked a bad moment, and as she

turned the corner before her she walked straight into another person.

Without a moments hesitation she was on her feet, embarrassment staining her

cheeks red, apologizing to the young man. But as soon as she looked up her eyes met

his, and no matter how hard she tried she could not look away.

Feelings rushed through her body, excitement, fear, hope, and joy. All mixed

together in a raging flood. She couldn't understand what was happening, only that this

was him, the man that she had ran into that day many years ago. The man who she

dreamt of every night, the man who she would love forever.

Somehow, his name popped into her head. A name that sounded like a name

for angels, a name for someone just as beautiful and handsome as he was. And before

she knew what she was doing she said it, in a whispering yet longing voice. "Darien."

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He ran a hand through his hair, pushing it forcefully back into place. Another year

was starting, another step closer to his dream. He couldn't wait, he couldn't wait to be a

doctor, to see the trust in his patient's eyes as he helped to save their lives. Or just to

make them feel a little better.

He wasn't exactly even awake. Last night had been horrible, he had been

unable to sleep after having an nightmare that he had been unable to remember later.

After trying all the normal things to try and help him sleep, he had fallen asleep reading a

book about physics.

His stomach growled loudly, and people around him turned to stare. With a blush

he quickly stopped at a near by vender and bought an apple.

His mind wasn't very thoughtful for the beginning of a school year, and he wasn't

feeling very nervous. In fact the only emotion he seemed to be feeling was fear,

because he WASN'T nervous. He sighed and closed his eyes trying to relieve the sense of

fear that had suddenly overcome him.

As suddenly as his eyes closed he felt a body smash into him, with enough force

to drive him back a few yards. Before he could even logically figure out that she was

apologizing he met her eyes. The blues of skies.

He knew it, he had known all along that he would meet her again. But this was

different she was standing in front of him, and he could feel the feelings that he had held

in for so long come forth. Love, hope, and warmth. The fire in his soul was raging with

these new emotions.

Her name popped into his mind, a name like no other. As beautiful as the lilies

that grew outside his window. Without thinking he said it, whispering as she had.

"Serena."

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Neither knew nor cared what would happen from then on out, they just knew

that they were not alone anymore. Their souls were complete.



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