"MARS!!" Sailor Moon screamed. She watched her friend and comrade fall lifelessly to the ground. Now it was Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury, all alone to fight the battle for life or death. "We have to retreat!" Mercury shouted over the roar of the flames that roared around Mars' body. The same thing had happened to the other Scouts; Venus burned in sunlight, Jupiter taken by the lightening, and now Mars by the very flame she wielded. "If we stay we'll be the next to die!" she shouted again. Sailor Moon was unconcerned with her life. She sat staring at the burning body of Sailor Mars. "How many?" she whispered. "Sailor Moon . . . What do you mean 'how many?'" Mercury asked putting her hand on Sailor Moon's shoulder. "How many more people have to die!?!? How many defenseless lives must be sacrificed before everything we love is taken away?! How many more Scouts are going to die before we defeat this evil . . . thing?! HOW MANY MERCURY! HUH? HOW MANY??!!" Sailor Moon broke down in tears. Her body shook violently and the tears kept rolling. "I don't know." Mercury said quietly rubbing Sailor Moon's back. "But we have to get out of here!" She helped Sailor Moon stand and they teleported back to Earth.

* * *

"Serenity . . ."
"Hmmmm . . .."
"I want you to have this." Endymion handed me a beautiful ring. "I want you - if you will accept me - I want you to marry me." He said looking into my beautiful deep blue eyes.
"D - D- Darien?! You mean it? Oh yes! I love you!" I jumped up on him and covered him in kisses and hugs.
"I love you too Meatball Head." He said kissing me back.

* * *

"How is she today?" Darien asked the doctor.
"Not much better. She won't wake up. It's as if she doesn't want to." The doctor sighed. "We may have to disconnect the machines."
"NO! I won't let you! You'd have to kill me first! I will pay whatever it costs to keep her alive!" Darien exclaimed forcefully.
"Okay. But please know that any doctor would strongly suggest against this decision."
"I know. But she's the one. She just has to come out of it and I know she will." Darien said looking in at Serena's sleeping face.
"Poor boy." The doctor thought.

* * *

Amy sat in her room thinking about Serena and Darien. "Serena," she thought, "how did this happen?" Tears silently rolled down her face as she sat in her quiet house alone once again.
After a few minutes Amy got up, dressed herself, grabbed the keys to her car and drove to the hospital.

* * *

Darien sat at Serena's side listening to the storm outside. He held her hand praying for her to move even the slightest bit. His face was streaked with fresh tears, as he looked at Serena's beaten up face. He could remember everything he was doing, what he was wearing, where he was sitting and what he was studying. In fact he'd been wearing the same clothes for five days now, too worried about Serena to go home for five minutes to change. Amy had brought him some clothes he just hadn't bothered to change into them.
Darien looked up and saw Amy standing outside the room looking at him through the glass window. Her face had a pure look of sadness and dispear.
He found himself hating her now. Darien got up and went outside to talk to her.
"Hi." She got it out first. "How's she doing?"
"Not good. The doctors want to pull the plug. They say it's only the machines keeping her alive now." He said bitterly and let a few tears slip as he said it.
"Serena is strong. She will make it." Amy re-encouraged him.
"Yeah I know." He said. "So uhh . . . what are you doing her Amy?" he asked her seriously trying to sound mean.
"I'm here to see my friend." Amy replied taken aback. "Why do you have to ask that question?"
"Because I'm not too sure how good of a friend you are." He said pointedly.
"What are you taking about?" Amy exclaimed.
"Serena. You were there when she was attacked. You should have protected her." He said flatly.
Amy felt her heart drop coldly into her stomach. "I told you there was nothing I could do. I was too far away and too slow to get there."
"Oh yeah that's what you say. But how do I know? For all I know you're making that bull up. I know you've always been jealous of what she and I shared. Admit it, because I've seen the looks you've given me when she's not looking." Darien had turned very cold and heartless.
"Darien that's not-" she was cute off by his next snide remark.
"Don't try to deny it." He yelled then was shushed by the nurse. "You've had your eye on me from day one. Admit it! You betrayed Serena by turning your back on her when she needed you the most! You're a terrible friend!"
"So what! So what if I've always wanted what you and Serena have. That's not a crime! And I would NEVER turn my back on her!" Amy shouted bringing the nurse to them.
"If you can't be quiet go outside." The nurse said.
Amy was crying when she apologized to the nurse. "Darien I don't know what's gotten into you, but you need to figure out who your and Serena's friends really are!" she turned and ran out of the building.
"And don't come back!" Darien yelled after her, then slouched back into the room when the nurse looked at him again.

* * *

"Amy?" I looked up at her. "Can you help me with my math? I don't understand any of this." I pushed the book in front of her and pointed to the problem.
"Serena this is simple." She said showing me how to do it.
"Thanks." I said smiling, "You know what?" I asked her.
"Hmm?" she barely looked up from her work.
"You're a great friend. You're always there when we need you." I hugged her, "And you're like a sister to me."

* * *

Darien stood as Serena's parents walked into the room. "Hi." he said still looking like he just rolled out of bed.
"How's she doing?" Serena's mom asked taking Serena's hand.
"The doctor told us she's fading." Her father said solemnly.
"They asked me to pull the plug earlier today. I told them I would never give up." Darien replied.
"But what about what she want's?" Ikuko said.
"I know, but we can't figure out what she wants. She's in a coma and she'll never wake up." Darien started to sob. They'd only been married for seven months and the doctor told Darien she had been pregnant before the accident. Now he had accepted the fact that he had lost his dear, dear wife, friend and companion.

Well how do you like my first ever posted fanfic? I know it's sad but I put my hard work into it, so I hope you all like it. P.S. I don't own any characters in this story.

Matasuri Kikyo