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Title : Alyssa ~ Frappucino Enthusiast and Feels Expert Posts : 6422 Join date : 2013-12-07 Age : 24 Location : United States
 |  Subject: Crimson Ribbon  17th October 2015, 6:14 pm | |
|  In 21st century Japan, the age of 18 is when you start preparing for your future. College entrance exams and scholarship applications are at the top of the list of things that most 18-year-olds are worried about. High school is no longer the scariest thing in the world, with the reality of becoming an adult looming menacingly just around the corner. Tsukino Usagi is one of these 18-year-olds, scrambling to get everything in order for her entry into adulthood. Together with her four best friends, Usagi plans on getting through college safely and putting her old, irresponsible ways behind her. The rise of Crystal Tokyo is mere years away, and Usagi wants to be as prepared as possible for her ascension to the throne. But when a devastating diagnosis makes itself known in Usagi's life, becoming an adult just doesn't seem so menacing anymore. WARNING: This is a story told in Usagi's point of view regarding her battle against cancer. It may contain triggers for some readers. Discretion is advised.- Prologue:
Crimson Ribbon Prologue There were over seventy colors. When I found out that one would belong to me, I wasn’t satisfied. What right did I have to take such beautiful colors that already belonged to other people and other things, and turn them into something negative? I couldn’t do that, and so I added my own color.
Technically, my color should have been orange. But orange was my best friend’s color, and I didn’t want to take that from her. I didn’t want to ruin it for her. So I used my own color, the one that wrapped around my body every time I chose to protect the people I loved.
My color was crimson.
Pretty, right?
Crimson is a color that stands for love and justice. It is affiliated with my desire to protect my friends, my family, and my planet. It’s a little ironic now that it’s become a color I use to bring out strength in myself. But in a way, I’m still using crimson to protect them. I’m using it to show them that I can’t, and I won’t, give up. I think that this makes them feel better, in a way.
But sometimes that’s just not enough. Sometimes, the battle is more than one girl can handle. My friends tried to lend me their strength, and it did help me for a while. I’m grateful to them for their faith and love. If there’s one thing I’m known for, it’s emerging victorious when all the odds are against me.
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably heard of me already. You either knew me, or read about me, or saw me on TV, or maybe even bought one of those awesome mangas about me (seriously, go buy them). Or maybe you don’t even know me at all and you came across my story somewhere on the Internet. If that’s the case, then I should introduce myself and explain why I wrote this autobiography-type-thing.
My name is Tsukino Usagi. I am eighteen years old, and in the 12th grade. Even though I don’t like to admit it, I am a bit of a crybaby. My hobbies include: eating, sleeping, and lounging about. I’m an average, super cute girl. Or at least, that’s what I was. Thanks to my talking cat, Luna, I became a soldier of justice: Sailor Moon! Together with all of my amazing friends, I fight to protect the Earth from any evil that threatens the peace. Or at least, that’s what I did.
Things have changed. There are some evil things that even my friends and I can’t protect the Earth from. But what we can do is make the Earth aware of these evil things, and that’s why I wrote this book.
This is the story of my battle against cancer. I hope that, no matter who you are or why you’re reading this, it helps you in some way.
I would greatly appreciate any and all constructive criticism! I am posting this story here before I upload it elsewhere, so please feel free to say whatever you'd like! |
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