Silent Screams Trilogy - Part Three
Until Dawn
By Aria Chiba
PG-13
My Trilogy is coming to a close teardrop.
Parts of this story includes violence, and
should not be read by younger viewers.
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"How can the stars
Still shine so bright?
How can the man in the moon
Still smile down at me?"
- Unknown
Oh, and, in case any of you were wondering,
I don't own Sailor Moon. Our dear Naoko does,
bless her heart. What a wonderful lady.
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He had been here many times. Heck, he pratically
lived here. All the sites, sounds, smells of the
hospital were so familiar. Except for one. The
site of Ami laying there, completly oblivious to
the outside world, with the single tear stain
running down her cheek. No matter how many times
they washed it off, it always returned.
He carefully stroked her cheek following the
tear's path, painfully advoiding looking at the
bandage that covered her forehead area. Fortunatly,
none of the damage to Ami was severe, physically
that is. Now all they could do was to wait for
her to recover mentally.
He drew back in his chair and wrapped his arms
around himself. Gods how he wished he could be
in her mind. To hold her, to comfort her, so
she would finally stop crying and wake up, and
be with him. But as he sat there and gazed at
her, he could see another tear welling in her
eye. "Oh Ami, don't you see how much I need you
here? You aren't the only one dealing with Yukiko.
Oh gods... How come you get to escape into a
dream world while I sit out here and face reality?"
He blew a frusterated sigh, and brought a hand to
his face in anguish.
A young candystriper stood in the doorway,
watching the young man cry. It seemed so unfair.
She had nearly broke down sobbing when she heard
of the women's fate. To lose your baby, after
almost nine months of carrying it, to a drunk
driver... how could it get much worse. She
stepped back to look at the chart. Her name was
Mizuno Ami, comatic. And a special note underneath
for Urawa Ryou to see her after hours.
She sighed, and slowly walked away. It was
time to punch out. She did as such and grabbed
her jacket, shrugging it on, she turned off
the light and shut the door. She walked down
the silent corridors that night, when she heard
a sobbing. Curious, she crept up to the door,
a lounge for visitors. Inside, a young boy sat
crying in one of the nurses arms. He was only
about 12.
Suddenly she realised who the nurse was. She was
Asa, and she took care of Mareo, the drunk driver
who had died in the hospital that morning. So,
could this boy be...
"Oh Udo, it's ok to cry. Come on, let's go find
your mother. I know she would like to see you...
she needs to see you..."
The young candystripper stepped away and walked
twoards the door once more. How could anyone
allow such a tragic event to happen? Ami and Ryou
lost their child, a healthy daughter she heard.
And now Udo and his mother lost his father and
older brother. All because Mareo decided to drink
and drive.
When she got home, her parents and brother were
all going to get a big hug.
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"What did you discover?" Usagi pounced as
Sailormars and Sailorpluto silently appeared in
the Chiba's living you, "Was Yukiko a..."
Mars sighed, and nodded painfully, "She did
have the Mecury crystal in her heart."
Pluto brought a hand forward with a tiny blue
radiating glow. "The body is gone, but her heart
lives on. But perhaps, with the power of the
Ginsuisho, we can place it back in Ami, and she
can have another chance. Perhaps, it may just be
enough to wake her."
The group nodded and without another word, went
out into the night.
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Ryou sat there his head in his hands, consumed
with guilt and sadness. If had just been a
little more careful, he would have seen the car!
And then they wouldn't have been in this mess.
Now, his dear daughter was taken from him, and
his dear Ami consumed in her own world. If only...
Suddenly, there was a hand on his shoulder and
he wipped around to see a beautiful angel
standing there. All she was cloaked in was a thin
almost transparent dress that swept to her bare
feet. A pair of elegant wings swept from her
back in transfixing patterns. Her long hair swept
from the buns on top of her head and were spread
and messed up in her wings. And just above bright
shining eyes was a small glowing cresent insignia.
The angel smiled down at him, filling him with
warmth and happiness. She brought her other
arm up and pointed at Ami, and he looked over
to find his beautiful Ami floating above a
grassy plane, wrapped in a multitude of colors.
If he wasn't so fixated on Ami and the angel,
who had come up beside her, perhaps he would
have noticed the ring of senshi around them
as well.
The angel held out her hands above Ami and
closed her eyes. She whispered, "Silver Moon
Crystal Power," and her cresent insignia let
out a faint glow. A tiny blue light suddenly
flashed in her hands, and a light moan came
from Ami.
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Darkness and cold. That's all that surrounded her.
There was no floor, no walls, no ceiling, nothing
of substance what-so-ever. Just darkness and cold.
Ami layed all tucked up in an invisible corner
of her non-exsistant box. The silence overwhelmed
her, her mind was taken over by thoughts of her sweet
Yukiko.
"Who says I'm sweet?" A tiny voice piped up from
behind Ami, causing her to scream in fright.
Her eyes popped open and found herself staring
into two transparent eyes. "...w..w..what?
w..w...who?"
A little 3 year oldish girl stood before, dressed
in a Mercury fuku. She had a blue french braid that
reached mid-back, dark blue eyes, and a blue light
eminated from her heart crystal on her front bow.
The little girl scrunched up her nose at Ami.
"You of all people reacting this way to this
unexpected turn of events. You need to be out there,
helping them figure out how to replant me in your
body. 'cause a world without us logical Mercurians
is a sad world indeed."
Ami gasped at her little speech, "Yukiko... it's...
you?"
"You're the Goddess of Mercury Mom! Get with it!
There are people out there that care for you! I
know it'll be hard, but trust me, this little fantasy
world you've created is much worse then facing
reality! Cry out, 'Mercury Star Power!'"
Ami stared into her sweet Yukiko's eyes, and
saw Princess Serenity, the scouts... and Ryou...
Painfully she stood, and clenched a fist to her
heart. "MERCURY STAR POWER! MAKE UP!"
She transformed in the swirl of blue and stood
before Sailorchibi-mercury. She smiled up at her
mother, and held out a gloved hand. Ami reached
down and brushed her hand against Yukiko's and
she felt an incredible rush flow through her. Pain
flashed in her back, before it was replaced with
a gentle massaging feel of wings. Her fuku burst
into feathers and casscaded around her, creating
a light blue semi-transparent dress. And finally,
her tiara disapeared, leaving the sign of
Mercury on her forhead.
Yukiko smiled up at her. "Now you look like the
Goddess of Mercury."
A rush of tears flowed down Ami's cheek. "Come
to me baby, help me find my way home, back to
our princess... and your father... my prince..."
Wings sprouted from Chibi-Mercury, and she reached
up to hold her mother's hand. She wasn't any more
then a image, but the mind is a very physical
thing.
Ami looked up and saw a bright star of her princess.
"My job is to protect our Princess. I shall follow
her in wherever she goes, and I shall abide by
whatever she wishes. I'm coming home, Princess."
Together the two took off, and into a shower of
feathers, where the two merged back into one.
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The group still surrounded Ami when her Mercury
insignia burned bright on her forehead. She was
gasping, as if she was fighting off doubt, worry.
the angel. Princess Serenity closed her eyes in
prayer, praying for strength for Ami.
And then she felt it, her strong beautiful aura once
more. Her eyes flashed open as Ami came back into
conciousness.
They stayed there, their eyes and mind connected for
quite some time. Then Serenity took one of her hands,
and stretched out the other twoards Ryou, inviting
him forward. He leaped forward and down onto his
knees beside his sweet Ami. "Ami..."
Ami smiled back, "Oh Ryou..."
The princess and scouts faded out into the background
and out into the night, restoring everything back,
to leave the two lovers alone.
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You were born to be together, and together you shall
be forevermore. You shall be together when the wings
of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together
even in your silent memory.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. To
wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks to
another day of loving. To rest at the noon hour and
meditate love's ecstasy; To return home eventide with
gratitude, and then sleep with a prayer for the
beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your
lips.
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be
shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be
warmth to the other.
Now you will feel no loneliness, for each of you will
be a companion to the other.
Now you are two bodies, but there is only one life
before you.
Go now to your dwelling place, to enter the days of
your life together.
And may your days be good, and long upon the earth.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
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And so time passed, the feelings of hope that were
flooded in Ami by Yukiko passed as she allowed
herself to enter reality once again. The thoughts of
despair and sadness for her babe. But her reasons
had magnified. And so on that night, she aroused
soundlessly from her love, and proceded to the
balcany.
'I'm not worthy of their love,' she thought to
herself sadly, 'They believe in me, but I feel like
I can't live up to their expectations. If only
I could run away... but then... I couldn't.'
The moonlight that night was soft and gentle, the
stars whispered their sweet song. All else ceased
exsitence on that night, as to not disturb the angel
on the balcony below. Her head is tilted up to the
stars, her eyes closed as if in gentle slumber.
The stars were suddenly quiet, as they recieved this
young angel's wish. How could they answer this wish?
Any answer was unspeakable, none provided hope. They
could not just ignore this wish, to answer, 'you'll
see in time,' for this girl's heart was a star.
They consulted among one another, while the angel
stood still. How much should they tell, certainly
not all. For one slip-up could bring death to them
all. Her wish went like this, as it was passed
between the stars, 'How can I bear my sweet Yukiko,
when no more children can my husband summon?'
But destiny can not be changed, when fate read out
that their angel would die. They sigh and whisper,
to the star of her heart, 'Everything is taken care
of, just follow your heart, and Yukiko will live.'
A smile crosses her face, as her eyes flutter open.
The tears flooded down her face, as she clutched a
hand to her chest, to her heart. She practically
floated back inside, to her husbands side, as the
stars outside began to cry, and to sing their
soft lullabye.
Lay your sweet head down, our angel in blue,
You're a picture of innocence, your eyes so true.
Snuggle close dear one, and fall asleep.
Forget times past that had made you weep.
Lay your sweet head down, cerulean eyes so old,
The times ahead hold change, it's not in your control.
We stars have whispered, hear what we say.
We pray for you to make it until dawn, a new day.
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Another figure stood beneath the stars that night,
and as she listened to the stars song, she whispered,
"It seems as if the world... shall soon end..."
She shook her head and went back to check on
her sleeping son.
"Can't sleep sweetie? What's wrong? Maybe some
night air will help you feel better." He lay there,
moaning. She picked him up gently, and saw his pain
in a flash. A familiar body layed motionless, two
blue eyes gazed unseeingly back at her. She fell
to her knees and cried out "AMI!"
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A terrible scream rang out from the figure beside
Ami. She lept up, to find her husband laying on the
floor, and a child about the age of 12 sitting over
him with a gun to his temple. She drew back in fear,
but, seeing the look of terror in her dear lover's
eyes, she gathered her courage, and asked, "Why?"
The little boy looked up, fear and anger welled in
his eyes. "He killed my papa and brother. My papa
never drank! It was him!"
Ami stilled, not a breath did she take, as she
looked between the boy and her Ryou. They were both
still, neither one of them wanting to make the first
move. Finally, she drew in a shuddering breath and
murmmered to the boy, "The accident was not a fault
of anyone. Understand that, and that shooting this
man will not bring you relief, but only more pain. I
lost my baby girl in the accident. Please, I don't
want to lose him too."
Ryou closed his eyes, praying fiercly while the boy
overhead became even more nervous, starting to think
twice. But then the true horror began.
Under his sweaty, shaking hands, he began to draw
the gun away, when his finger slipped on the trigger
and the shot rang out. The bullet lodged into Ryou's
shoulder, and he cried out in pain.
Ami lunged on top of her lover, shaking her head and
screaming in disbelief, while the young boy drew away
with a cry. He stood there staring at the gun and
the crying couple.
Ami's heart suddenly rang out in warning, and she
jumped and leaped up at the boy as he brought the
gun to his head to end his own existance. And
as his finger tightened on the trigger, Ami pushed
the gun out of his hand. But not before the shot.
Not that she heard it, as it buried deep into
her head.
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The stars shed their tears as they watched the
scene then unfold. From the very core of their
angel came a brilliant blue light as a child
wrapped in blue wings appeared above Ami.
The young girl first picked up the gun, and closed
her hands around it. When she let go, the gun
had become a black feather.
She then walked to her father, and he gazed up with
her with pained, questioning eyes. "Yu...Yuki--"
she shushed him with a smile on her face. "Rest my
father, you have a long life ahead of you," and
layed the feather upon his shoulder, and he
sighed in relief, falling into a healing slumber.
With a great sigh, she then turned to Udo, who
was now huddled in a corner convulsing. She rolled
her eyes in a childish manner and gave a great sigh.
She may beyond her years with wisdom, but she was
still a child that had just lost her mother to this
boy, and she had to gather all of her strength to
find forgiveness for this boy. She walked up to him
and placed a hand on his head, whispering, "The
heavens will always hold forgiveness, but first you
will need to find forgiveness inside yourself.
Sleep now, and I will take care of you in the time
to come."
The young girl walked to the balcany as she awaited
the approaching senshi. Her eyes locked upon one
of the stars, the star that her mother had so
recently wished upon. A cool breeze washed over
her, and she could faintly feel the words as they
swept through her heart. 'I'm sorry, my sweet
Yukiko, I will not be able to watch you grow up.
It appears I have chosen to be a women rather then
a leader... I couldn't let that child die... I'm
a failure as protector of our princess... may you
grow to surpass me. I pray that someday you will see
a free world... that I was never able to... my
love...'
'You can't turn away from what you see and feel.
Mama, thank you for showing the world your love and
courage.'
And as she gazed up at the near fading stars, she
tilted her head back and closed her eyes in a wish.
'I can never be even half the woman my mother was,
but I wish that I can live my life as loving and
trusting as she did.'
Her eyes fluttered open to the bright searing light
that exploded in the horizon, and she knew by the
miracle, that her wish would be granted.
At night we wish on the stars for our every wish,
and every night our wishes are granted by the
approaching dawn. A new day has started, a whole
new day for you to make your dreams come true.
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"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die."
- Unknown
"Life will go on, but the only way that it will,
is if you go with it."
- Amanda Koetter
"What you do with today is very important
as you sacrifice a day of your life for it."
- Unknown
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Well... that's it. May all your dreams come true and
God Bless.
Send any comments or flames to AriaChiba@hotmail.com
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Parts of vows of marriage was taken from the words
of poet, Kahlil Gibran.
Until Dawn
By Aria Chiba
PG-13
My Trilogy is coming to a close teardrop.
Parts of this story includes violence, and
should not be read by younger viewers.
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"How can the stars
Still shine so bright?
How can the man in the moon
Still smile down at me?"
- Unknown
Oh, and, in case any of you were wondering,
I don't own Sailor Moon. Our dear Naoko does,
bless her heart. What a wonderful lady.
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He had been here many times. Heck, he pratically
lived here. All the sites, sounds, smells of the
hospital were so familiar. Except for one. The
site of Ami laying there, completly oblivious to
the outside world, with the single tear stain
running down her cheek. No matter how many times
they washed it off, it always returned.
He carefully stroked her cheek following the
tear's path, painfully advoiding looking at the
bandage that covered her forehead area. Fortunatly,
none of the damage to Ami was severe, physically
that is. Now all they could do was to wait for
her to recover mentally.
He drew back in his chair and wrapped his arms
around himself. Gods how he wished he could be
in her mind. To hold her, to comfort her, so
she would finally stop crying and wake up, and
be with him. But as he sat there and gazed at
her, he could see another tear welling in her
eye. "Oh Ami, don't you see how much I need you
here? You aren't the only one dealing with Yukiko.
Oh gods... How come you get to escape into a
dream world while I sit out here and face reality?"
He blew a frusterated sigh, and brought a hand to
his face in anguish.
A young candystriper stood in the doorway,
watching the young man cry. It seemed so unfair.
She had nearly broke down sobbing when she heard
of the women's fate. To lose your baby, after
almost nine months of carrying it, to a drunk
driver... how could it get much worse. She
stepped back to look at the chart. Her name was
Mizuno Ami, comatic. And a special note underneath
for Urawa Ryou to see her after hours.
She sighed, and slowly walked away. It was
time to punch out. She did as such and grabbed
her jacket, shrugging it on, she turned off
the light and shut the door. She walked down
the silent corridors that night, when she heard
a sobbing. Curious, she crept up to the door,
a lounge for visitors. Inside, a young boy sat
crying in one of the nurses arms. He was only
about 12.
Suddenly she realised who the nurse was. She was
Asa, and she took care of Mareo, the drunk driver
who had died in the hospital that morning. So,
could this boy be...
"Oh Udo, it's ok to cry. Come on, let's go find
your mother. I know she would like to see you...
she needs to see you..."
The young candystripper stepped away and walked
twoards the door once more. How could anyone
allow such a tragic event to happen? Ami and Ryou
lost their child, a healthy daughter she heard.
And now Udo and his mother lost his father and
older brother. All because Mareo decided to drink
and drive.
When she got home, her parents and brother were
all going to get a big hug.
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"What did you discover?" Usagi pounced as
Sailormars and Sailorpluto silently appeared in
the Chiba's living you, "Was Yukiko a..."
Mars sighed, and nodded painfully, "She did
have the Mecury crystal in her heart."
Pluto brought a hand forward with a tiny blue
radiating glow. "The body is gone, but her heart
lives on. But perhaps, with the power of the
Ginsuisho, we can place it back in Ami, and she
can have another chance. Perhaps, it may just be
enough to wake her."
The group nodded and without another word, went
out into the night.
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Ryou sat there his head in his hands, consumed
with guilt and sadness. If had just been a
little more careful, he would have seen the car!
And then they wouldn't have been in this mess.
Now, his dear daughter was taken from him, and
his dear Ami consumed in her own world. If only...
Suddenly, there was a hand on his shoulder and
he wipped around to see a beautiful angel
standing there. All she was cloaked in was a thin
almost transparent dress that swept to her bare
feet. A pair of elegant wings swept from her
back in transfixing patterns. Her long hair swept
from the buns on top of her head and were spread
and messed up in her wings. And just above bright
shining eyes was a small glowing cresent insignia.
The angel smiled down at him, filling him with
warmth and happiness. She brought her other
arm up and pointed at Ami, and he looked over
to find his beautiful Ami floating above a
grassy plane, wrapped in a multitude of colors.
If he wasn't so fixated on Ami and the angel,
who had come up beside her, perhaps he would
have noticed the ring of senshi around them
as well.
The angel held out her hands above Ami and
closed her eyes. She whispered, "Silver Moon
Crystal Power," and her cresent insignia let
out a faint glow. A tiny blue light suddenly
flashed in her hands, and a light moan came
from Ami.
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Darkness and cold. That's all that surrounded her.
There was no floor, no walls, no ceiling, nothing
of substance what-so-ever. Just darkness and cold.
Ami layed all tucked up in an invisible corner
of her non-exsistant box. The silence overwhelmed
her, her mind was taken over by thoughts of her sweet
Yukiko.
"Who says I'm sweet?" A tiny voice piped up from
behind Ami, causing her to scream in fright.
Her eyes popped open and found herself staring
into two transparent eyes. "...w..w..what?
w..w...who?"
A little 3 year oldish girl stood before, dressed
in a Mercury fuku. She had a blue french braid that
reached mid-back, dark blue eyes, and a blue light
eminated from her heart crystal on her front bow.
The little girl scrunched up her nose at Ami.
"You of all people reacting this way to this
unexpected turn of events. You need to be out there,
helping them figure out how to replant me in your
body. 'cause a world without us logical Mercurians
is a sad world indeed."
Ami gasped at her little speech, "Yukiko... it's...
you?"
"You're the Goddess of Mercury Mom! Get with it!
There are people out there that care for you! I
know it'll be hard, but trust me, this little fantasy
world you've created is much worse then facing
reality! Cry out, 'Mercury Star Power!'"
Ami stared into her sweet Yukiko's eyes, and
saw Princess Serenity, the scouts... and Ryou...
Painfully she stood, and clenched a fist to her
heart. "MERCURY STAR POWER! MAKE UP!"
She transformed in the swirl of blue and stood
before Sailorchibi-mercury. She smiled up at her
mother, and held out a gloved hand. Ami reached
down and brushed her hand against Yukiko's and
she felt an incredible rush flow through her. Pain
flashed in her back, before it was replaced with
a gentle massaging feel of wings. Her fuku burst
into feathers and casscaded around her, creating
a light blue semi-transparent dress. And finally,
her tiara disapeared, leaving the sign of
Mercury on her forhead.
Yukiko smiled up at her. "Now you look like the
Goddess of Mercury."
A rush of tears flowed down Ami's cheek. "Come
to me baby, help me find my way home, back to
our princess... and your father... my prince..."
Wings sprouted from Chibi-Mercury, and she reached
up to hold her mother's hand. She wasn't any more
then a image, but the mind is a very physical
thing.
Ami looked up and saw a bright star of her princess.
"My job is to protect our Princess. I shall follow
her in wherever she goes, and I shall abide by
whatever she wishes. I'm coming home, Princess."
Together the two took off, and into a shower of
feathers, where the two merged back into one.
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The group still surrounded Ami when her Mercury
insignia burned bright on her forehead. She was
gasping, as if she was fighting off doubt, worry.
the angel. Princess Serenity closed her eyes in
prayer, praying for strength for Ami.
And then she felt it, her strong beautiful aura once
more. Her eyes flashed open as Ami came back into
conciousness.
They stayed there, their eyes and mind connected for
quite some time. Then Serenity took one of her hands,
and stretched out the other twoards Ryou, inviting
him forward. He leaped forward and down onto his
knees beside his sweet Ami. "Ami..."
Ami smiled back, "Oh Ryou..."
The princess and scouts faded out into the background
and out into the night, restoring everything back,
to leave the two lovers alone.
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You were born to be together, and together you shall
be forevermore. You shall be together when the wings
of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together
even in your silent memory.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself. To
wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks to
another day of loving. To rest at the noon hour and
meditate love's ecstasy; To return home eventide with
gratitude, and then sleep with a prayer for the
beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your
lips.
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you will be
shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of you will be
warmth to the other.
Now you will feel no loneliness, for each of you will
be a companion to the other.
Now you are two bodies, but there is only one life
before you.
Go now to your dwelling place, to enter the days of
your life together.
And may your days be good, and long upon the earth.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
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And so time passed, the feelings of hope that were
flooded in Ami by Yukiko passed as she allowed
herself to enter reality once again. The thoughts of
despair and sadness for her babe. But her reasons
had magnified. And so on that night, she aroused
soundlessly from her love, and proceded to the
balcany.
'I'm not worthy of their love,' she thought to
herself sadly, 'They believe in me, but I feel like
I can't live up to their expectations. If only
I could run away... but then... I couldn't.'
The moonlight that night was soft and gentle, the
stars whispered their sweet song. All else ceased
exsitence on that night, as to not disturb the angel
on the balcony below. Her head is tilted up to the
stars, her eyes closed as if in gentle slumber.
The stars were suddenly quiet, as they recieved this
young angel's wish. How could they answer this wish?
Any answer was unspeakable, none provided hope. They
could not just ignore this wish, to answer, 'you'll
see in time,' for this girl's heart was a star.
They consulted among one another, while the angel
stood still. How much should they tell, certainly
not all. For one slip-up could bring death to them
all. Her wish went like this, as it was passed
between the stars, 'How can I bear my sweet Yukiko,
when no more children can my husband summon?'
But destiny can not be changed, when fate read out
that their angel would die. They sigh and whisper,
to the star of her heart, 'Everything is taken care
of, just follow your heart, and Yukiko will live.'
A smile crosses her face, as her eyes flutter open.
The tears flooded down her face, as she clutched a
hand to her chest, to her heart. She practically
floated back inside, to her husbands side, as the
stars outside began to cry, and to sing their
soft lullabye.
Lay your sweet head down, our angel in blue,
You're a picture of innocence, your eyes so true.
Snuggle close dear one, and fall asleep.
Forget times past that had made you weep.
Lay your sweet head down, cerulean eyes so old,
The times ahead hold change, it's not in your control.
We stars have whispered, hear what we say.
We pray for you to make it until dawn, a new day.
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Another figure stood beneath the stars that night,
and as she listened to the stars song, she whispered,
"It seems as if the world... shall soon end..."
She shook her head and went back to check on
her sleeping son.
"Can't sleep sweetie? What's wrong? Maybe some
night air will help you feel better." He lay there,
moaning. She picked him up gently, and saw his pain
in a flash. A familiar body layed motionless, two
blue eyes gazed unseeingly back at her. She fell
to her knees and cried out "AMI!"
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A terrible scream rang out from the figure beside
Ami. She lept up, to find her husband laying on the
floor, and a child about the age of 12 sitting over
him with a gun to his temple. She drew back in fear,
but, seeing the look of terror in her dear lover's
eyes, she gathered her courage, and asked, "Why?"
The little boy looked up, fear and anger welled in
his eyes. "He killed my papa and brother. My papa
never drank! It was him!"
Ami stilled, not a breath did she take, as she
looked between the boy and her Ryou. They were both
still, neither one of them wanting to make the first
move. Finally, she drew in a shuddering breath and
murmmered to the boy, "The accident was not a fault
of anyone. Understand that, and that shooting this
man will not bring you relief, but only more pain. I
lost my baby girl in the accident. Please, I don't
want to lose him too."
Ryou closed his eyes, praying fiercly while the boy
overhead became even more nervous, starting to think
twice. But then the true horror began.
Under his sweaty, shaking hands, he began to draw
the gun away, when his finger slipped on the trigger
and the shot rang out. The bullet lodged into Ryou's
shoulder, and he cried out in pain.
Ami lunged on top of her lover, shaking her head and
screaming in disbelief, while the young boy drew away
with a cry. He stood there staring at the gun and
the crying couple.
Ami's heart suddenly rang out in warning, and she
jumped and leaped up at the boy as he brought the
gun to his head to end his own existance. And
as his finger tightened on the trigger, Ami pushed
the gun out of his hand. But not before the shot.
Not that she heard it, as it buried deep into
her head.
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The stars shed their tears as they watched the
scene then unfold. From the very core of their
angel came a brilliant blue light as a child
wrapped in blue wings appeared above Ami.
The young girl first picked up the gun, and closed
her hands around it. When she let go, the gun
had become a black feather.
She then walked to her father, and he gazed up with
her with pained, questioning eyes. "Yu...Yuki--"
she shushed him with a smile on her face. "Rest my
father, you have a long life ahead of you," and
layed the feather upon his shoulder, and he
sighed in relief, falling into a healing slumber.
With a great sigh, she then turned to Udo, who
was now huddled in a corner convulsing. She rolled
her eyes in a childish manner and gave a great sigh.
She may beyond her years with wisdom, but she was
still a child that had just lost her mother to this
boy, and she had to gather all of her strength to
find forgiveness for this boy. She walked up to him
and placed a hand on his head, whispering, "The
heavens will always hold forgiveness, but first you
will need to find forgiveness inside yourself.
Sleep now, and I will take care of you in the time
to come."
The young girl walked to the balcany as she awaited
the approaching senshi. Her eyes locked upon one
of the stars, the star that her mother had so
recently wished upon. A cool breeze washed over
her, and she could faintly feel the words as they
swept through her heart. 'I'm sorry, my sweet
Yukiko, I will not be able to watch you grow up.
It appears I have chosen to be a women rather then
a leader... I couldn't let that child die... I'm
a failure as protector of our princess... may you
grow to surpass me. I pray that someday you will see
a free world... that I was never able to... my
love...'
'You can't turn away from what you see and feel.
Mama, thank you for showing the world your love and
courage.'
And as she gazed up at the near fading stars, she
tilted her head back and closed her eyes in a wish.
'I can never be even half the woman my mother was,
but I wish that I can live my life as loving and
trusting as she did.'
Her eyes fluttered open to the bright searing light
that exploded in the horizon, and she knew by the
miracle, that her wish would be granted.
At night we wish on the stars for our every wish,
and every night our wishes are granted by the
approaching dawn. A new day has started, a whole
new day for you to make your dreams come true.
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"To live in the hearts we leave behind is not to die."
- Unknown
"Life will go on, but the only way that it will,
is if you go with it."
- Amanda Koetter
"What you do with today is very important
as you sacrifice a day of your life for it."
- Unknown
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Well... that's it. May all your dreams come true and
God Bless.
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Parts of vows of marriage was taken from the words
of poet, Kahlil Gibran.