Hey there all you loyal fans of Chichiri's story!!  I finally 
typed up some more of New Snow!  Ya-ta!!  Sorry it took so long!  
I had
it typed up last weekend, but my computer died before I could post 
it!  Gomen!  Well, I would like to point out that this chapter is
called First Snow, not New Snow.  It begins to explain why I chose 
the strange title that I did, but you'll have to wait some more
for the whole explanation. Guess what?  This chapter is really 
sweet and happy and nothing bad happens!  Isn't that great?  So
now, on with the story!  Ya-ta!!  (And I don't own Sailor Moon... 
you know who does, so please don't sue this pathetic little author
who isn't hurting anyone!) 

New Snow by Chichiri 
Chapter 4- First Snow 

The next morning, Usagi awoke early.  She yawned and looked 
sleepily out the window.  A smile spread across her face as she
saw the blanket of snow covering the ground. 
     "Good morning, Serena," Ami yawned as she sat up. 
     "Ami-chan!  Look!  It's the first snow of winter!"  Usagi 
said delighted. 
     "Oh!  How beautiful!"  Ami said, coming over to the window 
and looking at the snow. 
     "I love the wintertime!"  Usagi beamed.  "The way the world 
sleeps so peacefully!  I love it!" 

"Serena, I have to go to a computer class now, but I'll be back 
later," Ami said that afternoon.  "Darien is going to stay here, 
so
you won't be alone." 
     "All right, Ami-chan," Usagi said.  "But it's Saturday.  
Don't you ever have a day without classes?" 
     "Nope," Ami replied.  "Not unless the teacher is sick.  But I 
love going to school, so it's not a problem for me.  I'll see you
later, Serena!" 
     "Bye, Ami-chan," Usagi said.  After Ami had left, Usagi got 
up and got dressed in her winter clothes.  Then she walked slowly
into the living room.  Her wounds had mostly healed, but she still 
hurt and her left arm was still in pretty bad shape. 
     "Where do you think you're going, Serena?"  Mamoru demanded. 
     "I want to go walk in the snow," Usagi replied.  "Please let 
me go.  I'm feeling all right." 
     "I'm coming with you," Mamoru said firmly. 
     "All right," Usagi agreed.  ËMy Mamo-chan is going for a walk 
with me in the snow!' Usagi thought happily.  ËEverything is
going to be happy this afternoon!' 
     Usagi walked with her right arm linked through Mamoru's left 
arm.  They walked in silence to a small park down the street
from Mamoru's apartment.  When they reached the park, snow began 
to fall from the gray skies. 
     "Don't you love the snow?" Usagi asked. 
     "Yeah," Mamoru agreed. 
     "So, why do you like the snow?" Usagi asked. 
     "I don't know," Mamoru replied.  "The snow makes me feel 
happy.  It reminds me of something very happy, but I don't
remember what.  How about you, Meatball Head?  Why do you like the 
snow?" 
     "Lots of reasons!" Usagi exclaimed.  Then she thought to 
herself, ËBut one in particular.' 

~Flashback to the Moon Kingdom~ 
Princess Serenity twirled around in the new snow that fell softly 
over the ground.  She stopped, feeling dizzy, and fell into Prince
Endymion's arms.  She laughed happily when she looked into his 
stormy midnight blue eyes. 
     "Don't you love the new snow?"  Princess Serenity asked. 
     "Yes," Prince Endymion replied. 
     "It's as soft and white as angel feathers!" Princess Serenity 
exclaimed.  "It's so beautiful!  And the snow covers the sleeping
flowers until they awaken in spring!  Why do you like the snow, 
Mamo-chan?" 
     "I like the snow because it reminds me of you," Prince 
Endymion answered.  "It's gentle and soft and beautiful, just like 
my
Usa-chan.  And it's pure and white and innocent." 
     Princess Serenity's ocean blue eyes sparkled happily and a 
beautiful smile crossed her lips.  Prince Endymion laughed at her
delighted reaction.  Then, he leaned forward and kissed her gently 
on the lips.  The snow swirled around them as though pulling
them closer together. 
~End of Flashback~ 

ËOh, how I wish Mamo-chan remembered our love!' Usagi thought.  
ËBut he does remember a little bit, even if he doesn't realize
it.  In time, he will remember.  Be patient, Usagi!' 
     "Hey, Meatball Head, are you feeling all right?" Mamoru 
asked. 
     "I feel better than ever!"  Usagi smiled. 
     "Are you sure?" Mamoru asked, his stormy eyes filled with 
concern.  "You're kind of spacing out.  Maybe we should go
back." 
     "No, I feel fine," Usagi protested.  "See?"  Usagi twirled 
around in the snow, laughing.  Feeling dizzy, she fell to the 
ground and
made a snow angel. 
     "You shouldn't be moving around so much, Usa-chan," Mamoru 
scolded, but he couldn't help smiling at her happiness. 
     "What did you call me?"  Usagi asked, wondering if she had 
heard right. 
     "Serena.  That's your name isn't it?"  Mamoru asked. 
     "No, you just called me Usa-chan," Usagi said, sitting up. 
     "I did?  That's strange, isn't it?"  Mamoru said puzzled. 
     ËNo, it's not strange at all, Mamo-chan,' Usagi thought.  
ËHe's remembering more.  I knew this would be a happy afternoon!' 
     "Come on, Serena," Mamoru said, offering her his hand.  
"You'll open the stitches in your arm."  They walked back to
Mamoru's apartment in thoughtful silence. 
     ËI've been feeling really empty inside, lately, like a part 
of me is missing,' Mamoru thought.  ËBut when I'm with Serena, I 
feel
whole and happy.  I feel like I should remember something about 
her.' 
     ËMamo-chan is beginning to remember more!' Usagi thought 
happily.  ËHe called me Usa-chan, just like he used to.' 
     "Serena?"  Mamoru asked when they had gone back into his 
apartment.  "What's wrong?  Why are you sad?" 
     "What do you mean?"  Usagi asked confused.  "I'm not sad.  
I'm smiling, aren't I?" 
     "Just because you're smiling doesn't mean that you're happy," 
Mamoru said.  He saw the puzzled look in Usagi's eyes and
went on, "You may be laughing and smiling, but there's a sadness 
in your eyes.  And the other night, when you went outside in the
middle of the night, you said that you wanted to look at the moon 
and the stars because they comfort you when you're sad." 
     "You remembered that I said that?"  Usagi asked.  ËHe really 
does care.' 
     "Yeah, well..." Mamoru blushed a little.  "So, why are you 
sad?" 
     "I would love to tell you, but you wouldn't understand right 
now," Usagi said apologetically. 
     "Oh, I see.  Is it a girl thing?"  Mamoru asked, a hint of 
sadness in his voice. 
     "Not really, but, well... it's complicated," Usagi said. 
     "All right," Mamoru said.  ËI'm going to make her happy 
again,' Mamoru determined.  ËI want to see that sparkle in her 
eyes
again.  She reminds me of someone I knew long ago...  But I don't 
remember.  Serena makes me feel happier, so I'm going to
make her happy again.'  Mamoru spoke aloud again, "Serena, I have 
something for you.  Just a minute." 
     Mamoru disappeared into another room and Usagi thought, ËWhat 
could he have for me?'  Mamoru returned with a bag. 
"Here, this is for you," Mamoru said, handing the bag to Usagi.  
Usagi took the bag from his hands and opened it, peering inside. 
Her face lit up as she pulled out what was inside the bag.  Mamoru 
smiled widely at her reaction to his gift.  "Do you like it?" 
     "I love it!"  Usagi exclaimed.  She cuddled the soft, pale 
pink stuffed rabbit to her body.  "It's adorable!  Why did you get 
me a
present, though?" 
     "I saw it yesterday, while I was driving around looking for 
the fishy crackers," Mamoru explained.  "I saw it in a store
window.  I don't know why, but I thought of you.  I'm glad that 
you like it." 
     "I love it!" Usagi repeated.  "Thank you so much!  For the 
fishy crackers and the rabbit!" 
     "Your welcome," Mamoru replied quietly.  He saw that her eyes 
sparkled with true joy and for a few moments the sadness
faded away from them. 
     "Hi, guys, I'm back!" Ami said, interrupting Usagi and 
Mamoru's moment of closeness.  "Where are you going?" she asked,
noticing their winter clothes. 
     "We're not going anywhere," Usagi replied.  "We just got back 
from a walk." 
     "Are you all right?"  Ami asked concerned. 
     "Yes, she's fine," Mamoru said.  "I think she can go back to 
school on Tuesday.  She's almost completely recovered." 
     "That's great!"  Ami exclaimed. 
     "Yeah," Usagi agreed, but she couldn't help feeling sad that 
she would be leaving Mamoru's apartment soon.  With a sinking
feeling she remembered why she had been brought here in the first 
place.  ËThe Four Generals,' Usagi remembered.  ËWhy hasn't
there been any trouble while I've been hurt?  This can't be good, 
they must be planning something really bad.' 

Well, that's the end of chapter 4!!  Chapter 5 is really sad, just 
warning you.  Tell me what you thought about chapter 4 please! 
Flames. comments, questions, etc.  please e-mail to 
runnerup2001@netscape.net!  Thank you so much for reading this!  
Special
thanks to Miaka and Sailor Venus for their encouragement and for 
making me get this typed up!!  They're really nice people and
they're really talented writers!!  So go read "Love and Hate" by 
Sailor Venus and "A White Rose, A Red Rose" by Miaka,
they're both really cool stories!!  Well, I'll let you go now, but 
don't forget to e-mail me!  Unfortunately, I don't have time to 
reply
right away, but I promise to reply within a week.  I only have 
time to check my e-mail once or twice a week because I have really
hard classes in school this semester and that means a lot of 
homework!  But I really want to hear from you!  Ja ne! 
~Chichiri