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>>>>>Author: Kurisutaru
>>>>>E-mail: kurisutaru_faithful@lunap.com
>>>>>Title: I've Gotta Find You
>Song fic
>>>>Chapter: 1: Howdy Neighbor
>>>>>Summary: It's been eight years since Mamoru has been looking for
his Princess. Eight years since the dreams stopped, but since his new neighbor
moved in, they came back.
>>>>>Disclaimer: Ehm....<Standard Disclaimer inserts here>..PS...the
song "I've Gotta Find You" is sung by Lonestar and By: Richie Mcdonald/
Marty Dodson/ Ron Harbin (BMI/ASCAP).....
>>>>>Thanks: To Bunny-chan, Jess-chan, Ujigami, Chibi-chan, Rinoa,
and everyone else who took their time in e-mailing me!!! HEEHEH...even
though I'm insane....^_^ Oh Yeah I've got a website...http://fly.to/kuris-chan/....I
know..work on stories...^_^..
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^^I've got this dream, that won't go away
I close my eyes, you're there night and day
>Baby whatever it takes, I've gotta find you.^^

I feel stuck in some crazy parallel world. MY life seems like a big
joke, if I think about it. Parents dying when I was six, growing up in
an orphanage, where no one would take you in. I finally get out of the
orphanage in Senior High School, only to tease a Junior High girl constantly.
But it was then, when I had the dream.

The dream was in a cloudy mist, dark and cold. Looking through whatever
I could, it was pitch dark. The fog clears slightly to reveal a big stone
castle, some how I knew I wasn't on Earth anymore. The castle had a balcony
and a dark shadow over it. Then a sweet familiar voice calls out, "Endymion,
find the Silver Crystal." "Help me please." I desperately try to see who
the shadowed figure on the balcony was. I noticed her back was turned to
me, she has shining hair, of what colour, I couldn't tell. She was wearing
a long gown dress. I yelled out, "Who are you? Turn around please!" She
turns to say, "Please help me, find the crystal." I tried to see her face.
Only focusing on her face, when I thought the fog was beginning to clear.
I woke up, sweat trickling down my face.
^^Are you someone I know, or that I meet my chance
Are you somewhere close, or in a far away land
>Across the ocean
>Or Burn insane, I've gotta find you^^

The dream repeated every night, at night when I woke from the dream
I would look around the city to every place I could to find my princess.
It was until the final battle between the Negaverse and the Sailor Scouts,
when the dreams disappeared. Beryl was a little too easily removed, to
me. But it was Sailor Moon that did the job. She was taken over by something
or even someone at the time, she chanted things into her wand, and Beryl
was destroyed. After that, I graduated moving to the states to become a
doctor.

Eight years after the battle with the Negaverse, I am a resident at
the New York General Hospital. Today was like every other normal day, I
returned to my apartment tonight. Outside the main lobby I noticed some
moving vans, must be a new neighbor I thought. I sluggishly staggered into
my apartment, and automatically turned on the coffee machine. After all
these years of coffee, I am still 6' 2". I throw my keys on the kitchen
counter and collapsed onto the couch. I ran my hand through my tangled
hair, and fell asleep in my lab coat.
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^^I've gotta find you
Don't care how long it takes
I know when I do, it will be worth the wait
As God as my witness, and love as my guiding star
Maybe Miami, on some sandy beach
New York City, making waves on Wall Street
No matter where you are
I've gotta find you^^

It's the dream! The dream with the princess! I look around the all to
haunting familiar surroundings. The fog, darkness, the Princess. She calls
to me, "Endymion" The dream seems to go fast than usual.
Then, I woke up, and bolted off my couch. The dream was different,
the dream was always the same. But this time it was different. Suddenly
there is a rapid knock at the door.

^^Could be the Chauffeur, at the grocery store
For all I know, you're the girl next door
I've Gotta Find You^^
I groggily get up, I look around a dark shadow passed over the room,
and the coffeepot burned down to a little over half a cup. I finally get
a glance at the time, 11 p.m. It was late in the night, who would visit
me at this hour? I stumble towards the door, man I should have some coffee.
I open the door, not even looking to see who was on the other side. "Mamoru?"
An angelic voice asked, the voice it was very familiar. I was still too
tired to look past up the feet, bunny slippers, how strange. The voice
spoke again, "Mamoru-baka stop starring at my feet!" I look up, eyes wide,
"Odango Atama!"
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Odango--err--Usagi grew 6 inches, now standing 5'6", her blond hair
still put into odangos. She was wearing a loose white t-shirt and a pair
of gray shorts, on her feet no socks, but bunny slippers. Usagi's trademark,
bunnies, which after all is what her name meant. Then I noticed her holding
a small clay container.
"Now, that you are awake Mamoru-baka. I was wondering if I could have
some hot chocolate mix."

I challenged her for surprising me, "How do you know I even have hot
chocolate mix Odango?"

Just like the old days, she was fuming and clearly seeing red. Cute
as always, somethings never change.

"Very well, Mr. Baka. I will look for hot chocolate elsewhere."
"Odango, wait, I have hot chocolate." I did, I just wanted to see her
cute face when she got mad. Besides, it has been so long since I heard
from Tokyo. "How is Andrew?" I ask, hoping to start some casual conversation,
instead of petty quarreling

"Andrew?!" Usagi replied excitedly, "Oh he's a doctor at Tokyo General
Hospital, and he proposed to Rita last month."

Muttering to myself, "I should call him."
"You should." Usagi replied as if I was talking to her. We reached
the living room and Usagi sat down. While I headed towards the kitchen
with her container. Usagi yells, "So, what have you been doing these last
is it 8 years?!"
Yelling back, "I came here, to become a doctor. Now I'm a doctor at
NY General Hospital."
"No Way!" She screeched and continued, "I'm studying at NYU to be a
doctor. Well that explains your costume." I looked at myself, I was still
wearing my lab coat. I Silently cursed at all the creases in my jacket.
No one ever know how long it takes to iron those things out.
"Odango? You a doctor?" I replied
"I know." She replied giddily, "I'm in my third year right now. Probably
wondering how I got here right?"
"Exactly Odango."
"Well, I didn't get a full scholarship like Ami, but I got in with
my classes paid for me. I have a job down the block at the Ice Cream Parlor."
"Ice-cream and Odango?" I taunted, it's just irresistible to taunt
her.
She glared at me, I decided if I wanted my life intact, I better change
the conversation.

"So you get to work as an intern at the Hospital now?"
"Yeah, I start next week. Maybe well see each other."
"Yeah" I head back towards the living room with a full container of
chocolate mix. I hand it to her, "Here you go Odango, just don't go too
hyper on this stuff ok?"
"Haha...very funny Baka. See you!"
Without thinking I ask her, "Where are you staying?"
"Room 1452, Bye bye!" And let herself out the door.
Room 1452, wait, I'm Room 1450, which means she lives right next door!

 have this real weird feeling that life isn't going to be the same
anymore... I wander in to my room and collapse in bed, and fell into a
deep sleep...
^^Might be the waitress, working through waitress school
Or the anchor person, on the 6'o clock news
Only my Heart knows who^^
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~~Usagi~~

Wow, never thought I would see Mamoru again, it was strange to see him
after all these years. He's changed since the last time I saw him, once
again, getting taller. And definitely cuter.....Well, what did you expect?
I mean, he can be a real Jerk sometimes, but anyone that doesn't think
he's hot is crazy!(*Remember that ppl....~*)

When he opened the door I was so surprised. His hair was tangled, he
just woke up, which was so cute. He was rubbing his pretty blue eyes, then
staring blankly at my feet, lab coat on with some khakis and a white shirt.
I gently set down the hot cocoa and went straight to bed. Tomorrow is
the first day of class this semester...please Lord let me do well.

I awoke to the strangest sound coming through my bedroom wall, a moaning
sound. It was strangled, and sounded very pain full, and then, "Princess!!
MATTE!!!" It was Mamoru! Princess?! I wonder... I hopped out of bed and
ran next door, slipped on the floor, grab the apartment doorknob and the
door flew open, Mamoru left the door open. Then footsteps came, "Usagi?"
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~~Mamoru~~

Another dream. I don't understand, why would the dreams come back? Is
Sailor Moon back? Is danger back? What is going on. *BOOM* "ECK!" *SLAM*
What was that?!
I get out of bed and head carefully to the door. And lying on the hallway
floor was a blond haired angel in distress.

"Usagi?" I asked, honestly I've never seen Odango with her hair down
before, She is so cute! Then I couldn't hold it anymore, I burst out loud
laughing. Then she started mumbling, "---that's--get for caring-----lousy---stupid----unfeeling----err..."
She cares about me?

"You care, about me Usagi?" Her face softened, "Of course Mamoru-baka,
you're my friend right? When I heard you screaming I knew something was
definitely wrong, Mamoru, why did you yell Princess?"
"I d--id?" I asked in disbelief, no wonder she was so scared. I wonder
if I used to yell too, but I would not know, my neighbors never cared.
Usagi continued, "You, sounded scared, why? Mamoru please tell me."

I didn't know whether to or not, but with her big ocean eyes, how could
I not? "I have this dream, about a princess, calling to me. But I never
see her face, I used to have it every night in Japan. But this is the first
night I've had it, since those monsters disappeared."

I looked over at Usagi, who was know sitting on my couch and drinking
hot cocoa. Her eyes clouded over when I spoke about the monsters, as if
a dark memory surfaced. "Usagi? What is it?" I asked softly. "Nothing silly,
what makes you think something is wrong. Go on with your dream. She was
happy and giddy again, how does she do that? I am determined to find out,
what it was, "Usagi, that is the dream, now, tell me what was bothering
you?"

"Mamoru, you would not believe it if I told you. Its crazy."
>I laughed a little, she hasn't seen crazy. I used to fun around in
a tux saving a superhero. "Believe me Usagi, I've seen crazier things than
you will ever see." I taunted.
"You want a bet?" She asked mischievously....to mischievously.
"You're on, loser buys hot cocoa for a year."
"HEhe, you're on."
"Well then, I'll go first."
"Don't underestimate me Baka."
"I ran around in a tux, and throwing flowers."
Usagi's eyes widen, "Your Tuxedo Kamen?"
"Beat that Usagi."
She grins, SHE GRINS, "Gladly" she answers, what, how?--
She runs out of my apartment, and returns with a bag of things.
"Ok, this is a long list, so.....give me a moment."
"O---k..." Was all I could say. What is she up to?
"K, this is a communicator." She said, which holding up what looks
like a pink personal day planner.
"This is a disguise pen." The pen looked familiar, I forgot from where,
but it was think and pink with gold rims.
"This is a Brooch." It was the brooch she wore all the time in Japan.
It had a crescent moon imbedded into it, with four coloured stones
all around it. Blue, Red, Green, and Orange.
"This should look, very familiar, Tuxedo Kamen." She takes out, THE
MOON WAND!
She smirks. "You know Mamoru, if you calculate the time of my graduation,
and the year of university I'm in right know. You would notice, a year
is missing." Still in shock, I couldn't answer. "One last item Mamoru.
I trust, for your life, you won't tell." She holds up, a FBI badge. "Remember
Mamoru, I like my cocoa mix with marshmallow in it! Good Night, and remember,
if the dream comes again. Call me." And she get up, throws one of the communicators at me, and walks out the door.

What a day, Dreams return, Usagi is my neighbor, Usagi is Sailor Moon,
and a FBI agent. And the princess, is calling for me again, for what, is
the one thing I have to figure out. Also, who she is.

^^I've Gotta Find You^^
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END OF CHAPTER ONE ^_^