Sailor Moon Tigers Eye

Chapter 4

THE NEXT MORNING

~YOUR POV~

I could feel the pain as I started to come to, it was as though it were pulsing or something. "mm…" I moaned as I opened my eyes and viewed the world around me. I was in a white room on a bed, so I'm safe to assume that I'm in a hospital then. It was then that I finally noticed a light pressure on my right side, I looked over to find Rini laying there asleep curled up beside me. I slowly took my right arm and gently brought it around her. "…Rini…?" my voice was low as I tried to speak. "…Rini?…"

"M…K-Kira?" I smiled down at her and nodded my head. "KIRA!!!" she said happily as she jumped and hugged me tightly.

"Ah!" I cried out in pain as she had hugged me where I had been cut.

"Opps…sorry" she held a nervous smile on her face as she rubbed the back of her head.

"It's…alright…just be more…careful next time" I told her as I tried not to show any pain. She hopped off of the bed and ran over to the other side of the room and out the door.

"Amara! Amara! She's awake! Kira's awake!" she shouted with joy.

"Heh, I know Rini, I could hear it. Hey there Kira, how ya feel'n?" she asked walking over to the side of the bed.

"Hey Amara, long time no see, and to answer your question, I feel like crap. Mmm…what happened? All I remember is being in the park with Rini and then getting attacked by some sort of weird clown and then…nothing…" I said trying to remember.

"Well, you were knocked out when me and Michelle found you and Rini. We got there before anything else could happen and got rid of the monster, after that, we brought you here. That thing sure did a number on you, huh?" she laughed slightly as she set down for a moment.

"Heh, yeah I guess it did didn't it?…hey, Rini, you ok?" she looked back at me with a smile.

"I'm fine…thanks to you that is" she said, smiling at me.

"Well, that's good, I was afraid that you had gotten hurt" I tried to sit up a little bit, but only succeeded in inducing more pain on myself. "Ah"

"Careful, you shouldn't put too much strain on yourself" Amara said as she tried to help me into a more comfortable position.

"How long have I been out?" I asked as the question sat in my head.

"About two days" she told me.

"WHAT!? TWO DAYS!? Oh no, I've already missed a day of work, I need to go" I said as I started to get out of bed standing on the floor.

"Whoa there, slow down, you haven't even been cleared to leave yet" Amara said as she tried to keep me from leaving.

"Amara, you don't understand, I can't afford to miss a even a day of work" I told her trying to maneuver my way around her.

"Kira, please stop, at least let me help you" I froze at that very moment, I don't remember the last time that someone actually offered to help me. Sigh.

"Alright…I'll let you help" she smiled as she had succeeded in coxing me to let her help.

"Thank you. Come on Rini, let's go" with that, Amara led me out of the hospital much to the doctors' dismay and protests, but we finally made it outside and into Amara's car, with them helping me of course. "Alright, now, why don't we stop by your house first, at least then you can get some clean clothes on that aren't shredded to bits." She said laughing a little at my current appearance.

"I think that that might be a good idea." So she drove to my house, once we got there, she carefully helped me out of the car and into my house with Rini following right behind us.

"Why don't you just wait in the living room for now, alright Rini?" Amara asked as she led me into my room.

"Alright" said said. Amara closed the door behind her and walk over to my closet.

"Will these work?" she asked as she held up a green sleeveless top and a pair of blue jeans.

"Yeah, that's fine." She then came back over with the clothes in hand and helped me get dressed. (can't really bend over much right now, if at all) "Thanks Amara" I said after we had finished getting me fully dressed.

"No problem, now let's get going…alright Rini, let's go" when we got to the bakery, Amara helped me out of the car and walked inside with me.

"Hey Mr. Sanaku" I said, walking through the door.

"Oh Kira, I missed you yesterday, what happened?" he asked, coming around the counter to great us.

"Oh sorry Mr. Sanaku, but it's a long story. So do we have any deliveries?" I asked while smiling.

"Well, actually yes we do. I see that you have two helpers today heh, well I'm since there are far more orders today. Heck, more and more keep coming in every few minutes."

"Alright, I'll take all of them, including the one's from yesterday" I told him.

"What? Are you sure, I mean that's quite a lot?" he asked, a bit shocked that I would even consider something like that.

"Yes, I'm sure" he looked at me for a moment as though contemplating.

"Ok" With that, he started handing me all of the orders and addresses and one by one, we started loading them into Amara's car (she offered to help deliver them. It's fast that way)

Fast Forward

"Man that was tiring" Amara stated as she collapsed in the arm chair.

"Thank you Amara, I couldn't have done it without your help, you too Rini" I told them.

"No problem, like I said, I want to help" Amara said as she tried to cool down.

"Hey Amara?" she looked up at me telling me to continue. "I…have a favor to ask of you"

"Ok, what is it?" I looked down blushing a bit, since I wasn't used to doing this sort of thing.

"Do you think…um…maybe…could you…well, that is if you don't mind…um…" I started nevously.

"What is it Kira?" I blushed even more as I was just so embarrassed right now.

"Um…could you…would you…um…maybe could you…um…stay the night?" I looked down and blushed even more if that was possible. She just laughed a little at how unsure of myself I was.

"Sure, I don't have a problem with it" she said.

"Could I stay too?" Rini asked with big puppy dog eyes which made me laugh.

"Of course you can stay Rini, in fact, we should all probably be getting to bed soon actually" I got up slowly and then went over to the empty couch. "Well…um…I don't have the spare room in order, so you'll most likely have to sleep on the couch. I hope that that's alright Amara?" I smiled nervously a bit embarrassed.

"No, it's alright" I tried to smile back at her the best I could as I bent down and began to pull the bed out. (you know those one couches that have a built in bed that you can unfold? Well that's what you have and they're quite comfy too.) "Huh? Wait, Kira, please let me help you, I don't want you to hurt yourself" it seemed as though Amara wanted to help me with everything today. Well, I let her help me, and when everything was all done and over with, it was time to go to bed. (you already put the sheets and blankets and everything on, along with a few pillows)

"Kira?" Rini called.

"Yes Rini?" I looked down at her as I got up from my seat.

"Um…could I sleep with you tonight?" she blushed a little as I let loose a slight chuckle.

"Of course Rini, come on let's get you into some pajamas" I took Rini's hand and led her into my room where I found some clothes from when I was little.

"There we go Rini, although they might be a tad bit big" I had just finished helping her put on the top.

"That's alright, they're fine…hey Amara, look at me!" she went running into the living room and started to dance around showing Amara.

"Yes Rini, I see, you look very good" she laughed a little as she watched Rini dance around in the living room.

"Amara, I have some pajamas that you could borrow if you'd like?"

"Sure, that would be great" so I led her into my room and over to my closet. I stood there for a moment going through a few thing, until I finally came across what I was looking for.

"Here you go, these are probably more your size than mine. They were a gift from Serena, and as you know, she's never very good when it comes to figuring out sizes"

"It's okay, really" she told me.

"And the bathroom is just down the hall, second door on the right if you want to change" I told her as I pointed down the hall.

"Thanks Kira, I appreciate it" with that, she walked down the hall and into the bathroom to change and coming back out in about 2 minutes.

"Aah, that's much better, thank you" I nodded my head and we all said good night as I took Rini into my room to go to sleep. She crawled up next to me laying her head on my chest and snuggled close, I heard her yawn and about ready to fall asleep.

"Good night Kira" Rini said quietly.

"…Good night…Rini…" I'm not even sure if she heard me or not, since she was fast asleep. Sigh. "…I don't know how much more of this I can take…I just don't want anyone else to get hurt…and yet…I'm the one that always seems to hurt…" it's hard for me, to do the things that I do, to keep going like this…I just…don't know how much longer I can keep going… It's like a never ending maze that just keeps on going…I just wish…I could escape it… I looked down at Rini, my gaze softened at the site of her. "I was afraid…afraid…that I might lose you…" my voice was low, barely even audible as I closed my eyes and slowly fell into a deep sleep.

DREAM WORLD : YOUR POV

~For a while, I just sat there in darkness with my knees to my chest, that is, until I heard a voice. "Mommy, Mommy, look at me, look at me" I just sat there and watched as I saw a little girl calling to her mother.

"What is it sweetie?" the young woman turned around, her image was a bit foggy though. "Oh heheheh, you look very cute" she laughed at the site in front of her. The little girl had on an over sized shirt and was dancing around, it was one of her father's shirts, and being the size that she was, along with the size of the shirt, it dragged the ground a bit.

"Daddy, Daddy, look at me" she ran to her father and jumped into his arms, both of them laughing. His image was also foggy to me as well, the only one that wasn't, was the one of the little girl.

"Is that one of my shirts?" his voice was kind and warm, and his laugh was gentle, yet strong.

"Mmhhmm"

"Well, then, you've been growing up if your wearing my shirts" he laughed once more, looking down at his daughters smiling face. "Heh, my little Kira's growing up." Yep, that little girl is me, that was me as a child before my parents died…

"We'll always be together, right Daddy?"

"Of course we will honey. Heh, I wouldn't leave you for the world" he laughed as he hugged her close. And to think, that would be one of the last times that she would get to enjoy a moment like that…

Flash

The little girl was in a car in the back set, with her mother and father in the front. Her father was driving as they had just left after eating at a restaurant. "Daddy?"

"Yes honey?" his eyes never left the road.

"When we get home, will you read me a story?" you could hear as he laughed.

"Of course honey" she yawned, ready to go to sleep once she was home.

"Mommy?" she called to her mother from the back.

"Yes sweetie?" she turned around a little to look at her daughter.

"I-DADDY WATCH OUT!" though her cries were too late, a car had crashed into theirs and their car was sent flying. When the car finally came to a stop, is when her world would then be shattered forever. It had landed in a ditch, so it was tilted a bit. As she opened her eyes, she looked around, when the car was hit, she had hit her head and was now bleeding a little, along with the fact that she had cuts all over her from glass. "…Mommy?…Daddy?" her voice was weak as she unbuckled herself and crawled to where her parents were. "Mommy? Daddy?" that was no answer as she grabbed hold of one of the seats and pulled herself up some. She crawled between the seats, so that she was with her parents and that's when everything would start to fall apart. "Mommy…Daddy…?…Please…w-wake up…" she shook her parents a little, but no response. "…Daddy?" there was no answer. "…Mommy?" this time, there was a slight moan.

"…Kira…where are you…" her voice was weak as she spoke.

"…Mommy…" she cried as she grabbed her mothers hand.

"…Kira…" she smiled what little she could as she looked into her daughters' eyes. "…Kira…I love…you…never…forget that…I…love…yo-" she never got to finish as her eyes closed and her hand fell limp in the little girls hand.

"Mommy…"

"Kira…Kira…Kira wake up…Kira!"

End Dream~

"Ah!" I leapt up as a tear rolled down my face as I looked around the room.

"Kira, it's alright, your fine" it was Amara, she was in my room, kneeling next to the bed with Rini awake next to her. "Are you alright Kira?"

"Yeah, you were talking in your sleep." I looked at Amara, afraid almost as the dream was still fresh in my mind. "You said mommy, what happened?"

"Rini don't, are you ok Kira?" Amara laid her hand on my shoulder making me jump.

"I-I'm fine…I…I just…need to be alone for awhile…" my mind still lingered on the dream.

"…I'll go take Rini home then for now, I'll be back a little later ok?" I didn't even respond as she asked me a question. She knew that I needed some space, so after she changed, she left with Rini over to Serena's. I just got up and went to the back and slid down one of the trees, nobody was really out right now, so I had nothing to worry about. I just drew my knees to my chest and cried into my arms, it had been a long time since I had dreamt that, and it was disturbing too. I just sat there shacking as I just let everything loose and cried, its been a long time since I've actually let myself cry, and now I was just letting everything go. Little did I know, someone was watching as I sat there and cried.