A/N: A short one-shot based on PGSM about Minako.
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I open my eyes. It seems that I have reached a place…one which I cannot name. Whiteness surrounds me. Yet, for some reason, I'm not afraid. Actually, I don't feel much at the moment. I just…am. I try to think what's happened to me. I remember a flash of pain shooting through my head and down my body. I remember my strength fleeing and the world around me going black. And now I realize what must have happened…
Still, I do not fear.
An image of Japan comes in to view. As I gaze at the picture of my homeland, I notice a girl. She sits on the top of a flight of steps to a temple. Her head is in her hands and she is crying. A photo lies on her lap, tears spilling onto it. The name Rei springs to mind and I remember. I'm sorry I had to leave, Mars Reiko-san.
I withdraw from this sight and look around once again. I see a classroom in a school. Another girl sits there staring at her laptop. Her fingers are on the keyboard but she does not type. She stares blankly, face pale, and I know what image haunts her mind. Do not despair, Ami-chan.
Now I see a kitchen. Another girl is leaning on the counter, not caring that her food is burning. She gazes at the pan on the stove, as if it's going to solve all of her problems. She is in distress, for she has lost a precious treasure that, for her, was hard to find. That treasure was called a friend. You will find more treasures, Mako-chan. Never lose hope.
Finally I see a girl lying on her bed, fingering a clock given to her by her boyfriend. In her other hand is a photo. The girl is crying hard, wondering how she could ever be happy again. Her black cat is sitting next to her, as is a white one, both of them looking very upset. You'll see me again some day, Usagi-chan.
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"Minako…" Usagi whispered. "Why Minako? Why?" she sobbed. She looked once more at the photo of her now-gone friend. "You didn't deserve this." She broke down crying, unable to say any more.
Usagi…
Usagi's head rose sharply as the voice entered her head. Then, she thought "No…it's not true. She's gone…I must stop pretending she's still here. Minako…"
Usagi…
Usagi froze again as the voice repeated her name. She knew that this was no coincidence. Her heart felt a pang of hope.
"M – Minako?"
Usagi-chan. Luna and Artemis. Never give up.
"Minako…what…?" Luna and Artemis looked up as they, too, heard the voice.
You must continue to live. It pains me to see you upset.
"Minako, I…"
I will return, Usagi-chan. I swear it.
"Minako…"
Usagi stared at Luna and Artemis. The three of them now knew that they could live much happier. They would see Minako-chan again; they swore it. But for now, while they were apart, they must keep living for if they did not live, Minako too would grieve.
I swear it.
The voice dwindled and faded.