A Sailor Moon Fanfiction: The Pledge of the Sun.

Chapter 40

It was the start of another fall morning in the Tsukino's. Luna woke up the warmth of the sun's rays, causing her to rouse from her cushion and stretch her body while letting out a contented yawn. As she woke up, she remembered what today was, and she knew that a certain someone was still asleep. She then looked up towards her bed.

"Rise and shine, Usagi," she said. "It's two day holiday today, so you get to focus on your studies on becoming a princess."

But no one answered. At first, Luna thought that Usagi was ignoring her and wanted to stay asleep, so she looked over on the bed. But instead of Usagi being in bed, Luna saw that her bed was empty, made, and there wasn't even a wrinkle.

"Well, that's unusual," Luna said to herself. "She must have already gotten up. Oh well. I might as well check to see how Harusuke's doing."

Luna then left Usagi's room and headed for Harusuke's. But when she walked in, she was quick to find out that Harusuke's room was empty too. So she then went to Shingo's room, Ikuko and Kenji's room, and even the living room and kitchen.

"That's odd. Where is everybody?" wondered Luna. "There's no one here."

Then Luna took notice of her food bowl next to the leg of the table. It was filled with food with the box next to it and had two slips of paper. One of the papers was a note, and the other was a brochure to a hot springs resort. Luna then inspected the letter, which read:

Good morning, Luna!

The family's taking a trip to the hot springs. We'll be back by tomorrow night, so watch the house

while we're gone, OK? Harusuke and I will bring back some hot springs manju for you!

With Love, Usagi.

Luna stared at the letter. Then she couldn't help but let out a groan of exasperation and disappointment.

"Usagi! How could you abandon me here?!" she wailed. "I wanted to go to the hot springs too!"

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The Tsukino family was en route to the hot springs resort to enjoy family relaxation time. Kenji and Ikuko were sitting in the front seats while Usagi, Shingo, who was playing a handheld game, and Harusuke sat in the back.

"Stupid Usagi! Why'd you have to be mindful of that cat by leaving a note!" grunted Shingo as he played his game. "It's not like she can read."

"Trust me, Shingo, she has her reasons," said Harusuke. "I was the one that suggested the idea to her."

"It's been so long since we've gone on a trip together," said Ikuko. "Ages now that I think about it."

"Yeah, but I'm not too thrilled about having to spend the night in a rustic hot springs inn," said Usagi. Then she took notice of Shingo's game and gasped. "Hey! He's getting away! You have to shoot! Here, give me that; you suck at this!"

She then snatched the game away from Shingo and started playing the game, which made him very cross.

"Hey! You give that back!" he yelled.

Shingo then pounced on to Usagi, trying to get his game back, and while Usagi kept him away so she could keep playing. Not wanting to get caught in the crossfire, Harusuke stayed on his seat, making sure not to get involved. But then, during the fighting, the locket given to her by Tuxedo Mask fell out of Usagi's coat pocket, causing her to immediately let go of the game and catch the locket before it hit the floor. When she was sure that the locket was safe, Usagi let out a sigh of relief.