Sailor Moon Rare Pair Week 2024

I Could Never Forget You

Prompt 4 for Rare Pair Week "Music/Silence". Combination of Seiya/Usagi and Minako/Yaten. Though Usagi is only mentioned in this one. This is from an upcoming scene in Act 70 of Chaos Theory. Act title removed because of a major spoiler. Scene may still be altered a bit.

Seiya looks down at the notebook in his hand. He had forgotten about it and is thankful Shiori found it. How many song lyrics did he write during the time they left Earth and returned to Kinmoku to begin restorations? A lot more than he recalled. The last time he was at the Scarlett Palace he was too focused on finding a few songs scribbled on loose paper. Did Shiori read these lyrics too? He brushes the thought to the side.

"So let's hear it," Yaten stares at Seiya. "I saw the lyrics earlier and I think we could use it as a new song." He's thrilled at the thought of one less song to write upon their return.

"Yaten, we have plenty of time," Taiki tries to pacify the shortest member of the Three Lights. "We don't even have our regular instruments here."

"I want to hear it too!" Minako jumps in. "I mean you can always make changes later." She turns to Yaten, "I want to see what you were talking about when you said Seiya-kun was obsessed!"

Seiya teardrops. Somehow that one comment Yaten made is always going to be associated with his song, isn't it? He sighs. Ah well, when he wrote it he was thinking of Usagi the entire time and he couldn't get her out of his mind. Returning to Kinmoku after spending so much time on Earth was a difficult transition for him.

"We're helping with training later in the afternoon, we don't have all day," Yaten snaps.

Seiya realizes it is going to be harder and harder to avoid at this point. "But I don't even have drums or anything to keep a beat." He counters, maybe this is the justification he needs; Yaten had used the same one in the past.

"I'll tap it out with a pen or something," Yaten responds immediately, trying to remove any more excuses Seiya could think of.

Seiya shakes his head. Yaten can be so persistent. "Fine," he relents. "Where is a pen? I'll start and then you keep the beat," He instructs Yaten, hoping the band member will mess it up and use it as a way to avoid singing. He feels self-conscious about this one. It explained so much of how he felt and the frustration of not being the one at the time.

After a few minutes, Yaten was able to pick up the quick tempo with the pen much to Seiya's dismay. There wasn't another way out of this. This is first time he didn't want to sing. He sighs. He has to get this over with.

He can't look at them when he sings. He pictures Odango and everything becomes easier.

Even if I'm wearing the sweet fragrance of love
Is there no way for me to satisfy your heart? oh you... oh you...
With just a gentle touch of your hand
I can tell by that starlight it's you... it's you...

We fatefully met across an endless galaxy
I'll never let go of your trembling heart

Longing so deeply for this love
Don't drown in it, don't drown
No matter where I'm singing from, this song will
Make you turn your head, make you turn your head
Don't look at me like that
Don't raise your voice
I'll snatch those lips away
Don't look at me like that
Don't raise your voice
I'll snatch away your everything

He finishes the first section and opens his eyes to see Taiki, Yaten, and Minako staring at him unblinking. He is not sure what to make of their reactions. "was it that bad...?" He is confused. Yaten was so insistent of having him sing this song and now he is just staring at Seiya without any words.

Yaten's stare slowly turns into a small smile. "No.... actually it is really good and a fast beat for this song works perfectly.... Like a racing heart." This is one the highest compliments one could ever hope to receive from Yaten for a first draft of any song.

"We will have to figure more of the music out to go with it... and the rest of the song," Taiki slowly adds.

"Umm.... there is another part I wrote on a later date..." Seiya adds after listening to their feedback.

"Where?" Yaten eagerly asks. This song will definitely get their manger Kazuki off their backs with producing more music for a while, an added bonus.

Seiya flips through the notebook until he finds another section later in the notebook. He tried to re-write the song at a later date but the next section worked better as more of the same song. "It's right here." He points to his scribbles.

"Go ahead," Yaten encourages him as he picks up the pen to continue with the beat.

Seiya looks at him in disbelief. But it's Seiya's own fault. He should have seen this coming. He had to say something. So he continues.

Even if your heart is swallowed up by darkness
I'll protect you no matter what oh you... oh you...
I always wear a poker face
You're the only one that I want to show my true face to only you... only you...

With the power of the endlessly falling stars
I will be able to find the path of light

Even if the light of hope is disappearing,
I'll illuminate it, I'll illuminate it
At the edge of your line of sight,
There we are, there we are
Don't look at me like that
Don't raise your voice
I'll snatch those lips away
Don't look at me like that
Don't raise your voice
I'll snatch away your everything

Minako gasps. "That is going to be hit a song with all the girls of the Three Lights fan club, you know that?"

Yaten turns to look at Minako with a questioning glance. "What?"

"So many girls in high school have stories about the one that got away and hoped the guy had feelings for her... a lot of them could relate..." She blushes slightly looking at Yaten as she realizes how her words also express how she felt after the Starlights left; it just took her a long time to realize it.

Taiki changes the mood in the room. "Yaten was right earlier, you were absolutely obsessed with Usagi-chan when you first came back to Kinmoku, more than I ever thought."

"Hey!" Seiya tries to retort and then realizes there isn't much else he can say to Taiki when he is right. "I knew I should have kept this song away from you guys."

"Oh no. We need new music and this is perfect," Yaten interjects. "You can't even dare take it back." He smirks. "I can picture the questions by the press now, what inspired this song?" He pauses for an added effect. "Each time I'm going to tell them to talk to Seiya and how hopelessly in love he is."

Seiya grumbles under his breath, letting Yaten continue to rib him for now. He is going to enjoy paying him back in the future.

"I'm sure Usagi-chan would love to hear it, it's a shame she's not here to listen to it." Minako adds with a frown. "But I know Queen Kakyuu wanted to speak with her about yesterday."

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Why Queen Kakyuu wanted to speak with Usagi will be revealed on June 22nd. Still need to write the chapter!

Tomorrow will be the only story not related to Chaos Theory. It is will feature Sailor Cosmos from the Sailor Moon Cosmos movie. If you haven't seen the movie yet, it is one giant spoiler.