The Galaxy Cauldron is proud to have a birthday bash in this special writing contest!

The theme for this writing contest is "Wishes" You are free to interpret the theme as you like. The rules are as follows: 

Spoiler:

Note: Please PM your entries to Artemis by July 2, 2014. Voting starts on July 6 and lasts until July 9. All questions may be directed to Artemis.

Does it have to feature Usagi and Chibiusa or can we use any of the scouts?

you can use any of the scouts, though it would be nice to have one of our ladies

Hmm, an idea just struck me, brb writing out a rough idea draft before I lose it!

i will work on this when I get home...maybe it depends on if i have creative juices flowing

Last day... Only one entry so far...

how much time do i have left, i may try this one

until i have time to put this tomorrow. i'm about to go to sleep and i'll only post the fics in about 12 hours

ok thanks i think i will give it a go.

Sent my entry in

ooops, so.. i'm gonna extend the voting for a few days and i'll pass the people who have voted to Kayariah, in case I don't show up here to finish this.

Sorry, my LOA is being bigger than expected.

[Entry #1

“Make a wish, Serenity!”

“Go on Small Lady, blow out your candles!”

The two birthday bunnies were seated at the head of the table, smiling down at their individual cakes. The sailor senshi and the king surrounded them, waiting in anticipation for the candles to be blown. Neo Queen Serenity winked at her daughter before leaning forward and blowing out her candles in one smooth movement. Small Lady smiled and closed her eyes, wishing with all her might for the one thing she desired most.

The young girl blew out her five candles and smiled with glee as the claps of the Senshi filled the room. She felt her father’s strong hands grab her tiny waist and hoist her onto his shoulders. She squealed in delight and clapped her hands, the excitement of her wish evident in her large smile. King Endymion placed her safely back in her seat, where her mother had already set a piece of cake in front of her.

In a matter of minutes, everyone was digging into the triple chocolate cake, complete with chocolate icing, chocolate chips, and chocolate syrup. All throughout the evening, the castle was filled with laughter, smiles, happy times and cheerful memories. For Small Lady, it was the best birthday yet.

As the young girl said good-bye to her friends and her mother’s senshi, she couldn’t stop thinking about her wish, and how desperately she wanted it to come true. She knew she couldn’t tell anyone, but she was going to explode if she had to hold it in any longer. Maybe if she told her parents, they would try to get her what she wanted. Yes, that was what she would do.

~

Neo Queen Serenity heaved a sigh of exhaustion as the palace doors closed behind her friends. Her husband, King Endymion, smirked at her.

“Is my wife actually tired from a party? You really must have gotten older.”

Serenity scoffed and slapped him in the arm. “Well excuse me, Mister Anti-Social. I didn’t see you trying to entertain all of our guests today,” she replied, walking away from him. He chuckled and followed her, down the corridor and into their bedroom. While her back was turned, he took the opportunity and grabbed her wrist, pulling her towards him.

“What did you wish for, your Highness?” he said, his voice dangerously low as he backed her into a wall.

The queen crossed her arms over her chest, still the same girl she was ten years ago. “If I tell you, it won’t come true,” she replied simply.

“Oh come on, you don’t really believe in that stuff, do you?”

“Of course I do! Wishes are like secrets; better left unsaid.”

“So, does that mean if I tell you mine, it won’t come true?” a new voice quipped.

Endymion’s eyes widened and he backed away from his wife, turning around to find Small Lady standing in the doorway. Her eyelids were heavy, and she yawned before continuing:

“I just…really want to tell someone my wish,” she said quietly.

The married couple glanced at each other, both wearing concerned expressions.

“Is everything okay, sweetheart?” Serenity said, walking to her daughter and getting on her knees.

“Tell us your wish, honey. It could still come true,” Endymion added, following his wife.

“Well…” Small Lady started to say, “I really want…a new brother or sister. One who could play with me and go on walks with me and keep me company when I’m lonely. That’s my wish. Can you get me one Daddy? Please?”

Serenity and Endymion blinked at their daughter in surprise.

“What? I’m sure they aren’t that expensive,” Small Lady said, placing her hands on her hips.

Serenity shook her head and laughed. “No princess, but they are a lot of…work. Daddy and I will do our best, okay?” she said, hugging the pink-haired child.

A smile the size of a banana spread across the young princess’s face and she cheered. “Yay! Thanks so much!” she squealed, throwing her arms around her father. Endymion was frozen, still unable to process what his daughter had requested.

“Go get some sleep now – you’ve had a long day,” Serenity said, gently pushing her daughter towards the door.

With a happy wave, Small Lady was gone and Serenity had shut the door behind her. She turned around, facing her husband.

“Did she just…?” Endymion stammered.

“She did,” Serenity replied.

With a sly grin, the blonde queen walked towards her husband and wrapped her arms around his neck.

The king chuckled and scooped her up, tossing her lightly onto their bed and crawling on top of her. She placed one hand around his neck and kissed him, but it wasn’t long until Endymion pulled away.

“Wait…you still haven’t told me your wish,” Endymion stated.

Serenity’s smile only grew.

“I guess when you have the same birthday, you have the same wishes.”


And that was all Endymion needed to hear.

Usagi sat beside her window looking up at the night sky. It was a clear night and a rarity in Tokyo to see stars. Usagi was gazing at the moon when a shooting star darted past her view. She closed her eyes and made a wish. I wish that I will be able to spend the day with Mamo-chan tomorrow. It had been awhile since Usagi and Mamoru had actually seen each other. Usagi was busy with high school entrance exams and Mamoru was busy with his own studies and applications to study abroad. Usagi took one last look at the moon before closing her window and climbing into bed for the night. She fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow and dreamed sweet dreams of her and Mamo-chan on an afternoon picnic date.

The next morning Usagi woke up and had to run to the washroom. She felt sick. She looked in the mirror and noticed how pale and clammy she looked. She rummaged through the medicine cabinet and found the thermometer and took her temperature. She had a fever and that was not all as she felt her stomach turn violently. A few moments later Usagi went back to her room and crawled back into bed. She saw it was a sunny spring morning. Usagi was bummed that she was stuck in bed and thought there was no way her wish would come true now that she had the flu.

Usagi heard a knock on the door.

“Usagi, are you okay?” Ikuko asked.

“I think I have the flu,” Usagi said.

Ikuko came in and felt Usagi’s forehead. She felt the heat of Usagi’s head against her wrist. Ikuko tucked Usagi back in and walked out of the room. “I will be back with some soup for you.” Ikuko said as she closed the door behind her.

Usagi drifted back to sleep and into a dream. This time she was on the river in a paddleboat with Mamo-chan, laughing about something he had said, while he playfully splashed her with water. “Stop-it Mamo-chan” Usagi said while laughing.

Usagi woke to a cold towel on her forehead, her mom had returned with soup. Usagi sat up to eat the soup her mom made for her. She was eating her soup and decided to check her phone and see if she had any messages. She had a message from Ami, Naru , and Mamoru. She opened his message first:
Usa,


What do you have planned for today? I was wondering if you would like to have a picnic at the park today.
-Mamoru



Usagi sat in frustration for a moment as she thought how ironic it was that she wanted to spend the day with Mamoru, and she woke up with the flu. She text him back telling him she would have to take a rain check because she was sick. Usagi answered the rest of her texts as she finished her soup. She lay back down and fell asleep. She slept well into the afternoon. She got up to get some water. She was starting to feel a little better but wanted to take it easy. When she got to the fridge, she saw a note her mom had left saying she had run to a friend’s house and would be back a little later.

Usagi poured herself a glass of water. She got a blanket and went and sat on the couch, turning on the TV, hoping to find a good movie to watch. She had been sitting for a good half hour when she heard a knock on the door. She wondered who it could be. Usagi got up and walked to the door. She opened it and was shocked to see Mamoru standing in her doorway.

“Mamo-chan, what are you doing here?” Usagi said a blush rushing to her face as she hugged her blanket closer to her. She knew she looked messy in her sweatpants, tee shirt and her hair affray. She didn’t feel like styling it since she had been sick. Mamoru stepped in as he said “I wanted to check and see how you were doing.” After closing the door behind him and slipping off his shoes he stepped towards Usagi, bent down and kissed her lightly on the forehead.

“Mamo-chan,” Usagi said blushing again, “I don’t want you to get sick too. Mamoru shrugged, he didn’t care if Usagi was sick, he wanted to spend some time with her since their studies had kept them so busy. Mamoru pulled off his shoulder bag revealing fresh sweet rolls. He handed one to Usagi. “I thought you could use some sweets, I am sure you are sick of seeing soup.” Mamoru said, a smile forming on his face. Even if Usagi was sick, he thought she looked gorgeous, he would never tell her but he loved seeing her hair affray. He could tell she was a little embarrassed of her look, so he tried to put her at ease. “What are you watching?” Mamoru asked casually.

“Oh, nothing really.” “Do you want to see if we can find something to watch?” Usagi asked as she sat down and nibbled on her sweet roll. They settled on a comedy movie. Usagi found the movie quite humorous . Mamoru on the other hand wasn’t watching the movie. He was watching Usagi. He loved hearing her laugh and was happy to spend this time with her. He scooted closer to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder in a very subtle way. Usagi hadn’t realized his arm was around her shoulder, she was caught up in the movie, but she subconsciously relaxed, resting her head on Mamoru’s shoulder. She looked up at him and caught him gazing at her.

“What?” Usagi asked playfully, “is there something on my face?”

“No, just enjoying spending this time with you.”

“Me too Mamo-chan.” Usagi said with a smile on her face.

They changed the channel until they found an old black and white movie. It was in the middle of the movie, but Usagi was curious about what was going on in the movie. Mamoru was enjoying the movie, he always had an appreciation for the classics. He looked over at Usagi and noticed she had dozed off. Poor thing he thought, she was probably more tired than she thought. Mamoru leaned over and placed her legs on the couch and covered her up. Sleep took Usagi deeper and deeper, Mamoru laid Usagi’s head in his lap to prevent her falling face first off the couch. He ran his fingers through her hair as she slept. When the movie was over, Mamoru turned off the TV. He got up careful not to wake Usagi and laid her head on a pillow. He bent down to kiss her on the cheek. “Get better son Usako, I want to take you on a proper date soon,” Mamoru whispered. He left her a note saying that he enjoyed spending the afternoon with her and to let him know when she was feeling better and they would go on a proper date. Mamoru left quietly taking one last look at Usagi, admiring her beauty before he closed the door behind him.

Usagi woke up in a slight daze, she hadn’t remembered falling asleep and looked around for Mamoru, but didn’t see him only a folded paper with her name on it. She opened it and read Mamoru’s note. She hugged it to her chest. She hoped she would feel better soon, so she could go out with Mamoru. Usagi got up, decided to take a shower since she felt a lot better than she had when she woke up. After her shower she came and sat by her window. She opened her window to gaze at the night sky, once again surprised at how clear the sky was. She looked at the stars and gasped. Well it isn’t quite how I managed it but my wish to spend time with Mamoru did come true. Usagi smiled before closing her window and going to bed for the night, hoping to feel 100% better in the morning.

Voted. Both entries were excellent and very hard to pick one!

Voted! They were both really good ^^ Good job guys!

Voted these were so hard to choose from.

It was difficult but I have voted! ^^

Oh god these were both really cute! I managed to pick one though. uwu.

Last day for voting guys =D So if you haven't voted yet than please take some time to give these two stories some love =]

Voting is now closed!!! ^^

And the person with the first entry and our winner is.....

Miss Moon Rose!! Congrats!!! Here's your prize made by the awesome Neo Queen Serenity!


And the runner up is.....HikariDemand!!! And your prize also made by Neo Queen Serenity!


Let's give a round of applause to these two wonderful ladies who sent in some awesome stories!!!! *clap clap*

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Thanks so much for your votes, guys!