Carmen Sandeigo and Sailor Moon

By: FunahoMisaki

(A/N: I own nothing and what if when Usagi's parents found out that they were pregnant with Shingo they decided to send their adopted daughter back to the orphanage to make room for him? Usagi overhears and runs away first only to be found and taken in by one of the weirdest mothers in the world. AU OOC some femslash some bashing)

"What is a child doing out on the streets by herself this late at night?" A rather infamous woman asked stepping out of the shadows of an alleyway and staring down at a little blond haired girl who couldn't have been any older than four that was huddled near the garbage dump to get away from the cold.

"Easy there child I'm not going to hurt you." The woman said in flawless Japanese as the little girl looked up with wide blue eyes and moved as if to run away. The child was shivering and covered in dirt, she must have been out in the street for some time. She was still cute however and that was a surefire signal for someone with less than pure intentions to grab her. The little girl had shoulder length blond hair that would probably be brighter once the dirt and grim was washed out, pale almost unhealthy skin under the dirt, and the most brilliant blue eyes that seemed to have flecks of silver in them.

"What are you doing out at this time of night little one?" The woman in red asked staring at the blond child who stared at her for a moment and for the first time in a while…she felt as if someone were peering into her very soul. A rare feeling for the woman and an interesting one to get from the small girl.

"Mama and papa take me to orphan place. Having own baby better than me. No want to go back. Ran." The little girl said after a moment as she seemed to find something she liked in the tall woman, lord only knew what though.

"I see." And she did. She did and she wished she didn't. Staring down at the small girl…she came to a decision in a heartbeat.

"Ah Four-chin. Find any of the henchmen with parenting experience and get a list of what's needed for a three to four year old girl. Then send…the music sisters in a car to pick me up, make sure they know to be quiet when they do so." The woman said into her cellphone as she spoke to one of her henchmen. Flipping her phone closed, a single blue eye peered down at the little girl who seemed to be comfortable enough to come closer and curl up beside the tall woman's leg. When she had gotten there and how the girl had done so without the thief noticing, she had no clue but it spoke greatly of her potential.

"Little one. My name is Carmen Sandiego and I…am a thief. I'm going to take you with me now and raise you as my own…but for that to happen I will train you to be a thief like me. Understand?" Carmen asked speaking softly and slowly in Japanese since she doubted the girl knew any other language.

"New mama. Learn ta steal. Okay." The girl said beaming brightly up at Carmen and the pure happiness and cheer in that smile was enough to make even the criminal mastermind pause for a moment.

"The first thing you need to learn…is that we only steal for the thrill of it. The challenge. No one gets hurt." Carmen said as she bent over and slowly, carefully scooped the dirty child into her arms. The girl never moved to get away and never struggled in her grip, instead it seemed as if the little girl had welcomed the hold and snuggled closer. Probably to get more protection from the biting chill.

"No hurt others. Okay." The girl said nodding her head as she curled further into the tall warm woman in the red outfit.

"Boss you wanted us?" Clara Net asked as the car stopped outside of the alley, making Carmen look up along with the girl herself who looked curiously at the new arrivals.

"Lower your voices. Get us to the nearest hideout pronto and make sure there is a fire going when we get there." Carmen said in English since the twins didn't know much Japanese, not batting an eye at their gobsmacked appearance at the sight of the child in her arms. The only reason they were brought along to Japan despite not knowing much of the language was because they were experts at music, and they were pulling a music themed operation this time.

"You got it boss but…uh if I can ask a question?" Cora Net asked staring at her boss even as her sister already got her phone out and started placing calls back to their Japanese headquarters.

"She was going to be sent to an orphanage after her adoptive parents found out they were going to have a child of their own. She ran away. She's coming with us." Carmen said calmly as she walked to the car, carrying the little girl in her arms and making the twins pause and then nod. They knew their boss had a soft spot for children. Heck it was one of the reasons why they agreed to work for her, they'd never hurt a child and sadly most criminals didn't have that kind of moral code anymore.

Carmen was one of the very few, if not the only, big time Criminal that actually went out of her way to help any kid or child she saw. Even the teenage detectives that chased them, Carmen saved their lives more than one even if it meant her operation being busted.

"There's a fire waiting on us at HQ, some warm blankets, a couple of mugs of hot chocolate, and Sara's out buying some cloths for the kid now although she's guessing at the size. Told her to grab some fuzzy fleece stuff to make sure the kid stayed warm." Clara said making Carmen give a small smile and nod to the twin as Cora held the door open for her boss and the kid. The heater was already on and going full blast much to Carmen's silent approval.

"Little one this is Net Cora and her sister Clara." Carmen said in Japanese as she pointed to one sister then to the other for the childs benefit, introducing the child to the two musically inclined criminals who gave her soft smiles before Cora put the car in drive.

"Usagi!" The little girl said smiling brightly as she pointed at herself, giving her name to the three.

"Bunny. We can work with that. Bunny Sandiego." Carmen said smiling slightly wider than normal as she stroked the girls messy hair out of her face. The Music Sisters didn't need to be able to speak Japanese to know what their boss said next.

It was written all over the parts of her face that could be seen as she pulled the little girl closer.

Both sisters glanced at their boss and then exchanged smiles. They weren't dumb enough to bring attention to the downright soft expression on their bosses face, and they made a silent vow between themselves right there to protect the little girl that their boss was adopting as her own.

They had never seen their boss so happy, even if she was trying to hide it, and they were going to protect that happiness with everything they had and then some.

"Welcome to the family, my little rabbit. My baby thief."