A/N:

Sometimes a nice comment goes a long way for a new writer, Thank you chantal321. Honestly I don't think I wouldn't of gotten this far without your kind words. \m/ ^_^ \m/

Chapter 9:

Haruka turned on her windshield wipers as the rain began to fall harder. She scanned the streets looking for the golden haired girl among the gloom of the stormy day. "Is she really going to kill herself?" Haruka asked bluntly as she kept her eyes to the road.

Setsuna crossed her arms and sighed. "It starts a chain reaction, if she dies, one by one will we follow and be reborn once over." She leaned her head back on the seat fighting off her own anxiety of not finding the princess in time. "Though if she knows that or not is beyond me, all I know is…." Setsuna searched for the right words at this point. She didn't want to upset Haruka, especially when she is breaking all speeding laws and driving over 100mph on a stormy day.

"Haruka-papa look!" Hotaru quickly pointed towards a grassy turned up spot with a hunk of plastic nearby. Haruka quickly found a safe place to park and ran towards the disturbed earth. Coming up on the spot Haruka knew it was indeed Usagi's mark. The phone had a little bunny charm Momaru had gotten her years prior. "Damnit Usa-baka." Haruka cursed gripping the phone in her hand tightly and started looking around for any sign of the Moon Princess. After a bit of she found Usagi's tracks in the mud and called over Setsuna and Hotaru. "She went this way, if we hurry, I know we can catch her." Haruka took off but after a few feet noticed the other two not following. "What are you waiting for?! Usagi is in trouble, let's go-"

"Haruka…." Setsuna walked up to the wind senshi with a solemn look on her face. She knew her next words would hit Haruka hard but she in all honesty had no choice but to tell her the truth. "You must do this alone. Usagi….Usagi is doing this because she believes you wanted her dead that day." She struggled with her next words greatly, knowing how sensitive Haruka was, she didn't want to send her down another dark path. "All Usagi wants to do is give you back your happiness, give you back Michiru at any cost. Haruka you must find her." Thunder crashed making all three slightly jump.

"I…" Haruka was at a loss for words. All these months, all this time, all the pain Usagi was going through and all that Odango head could think about was making Haruka happy at the cost of her own life. She balled her fist looking at Setsuna with determination in her eyes she thought lost. "I swear, I will find her and bring her back safe." Haruka turned and took off running, following the foot print.

"Setsuna-mama, do you think Haruka-papa will find Usagi-chan?" Hotaru asked in a worried tone. Taking Hotaru's hand in her own for reassurance, Setsuna smiled down at the young preteen confidently.

"What I saw in Haruka's eyes, tells me so." She said looking back towards the direction Haruka took off in. It was true, Setsuna did believe Haruka would find the lost Moon Princess, because of what see saw in the green hued eyes of the wind senshi. The first glimmer of what Setsuna was hoping to see all year long.

"What did you see Setsuna-mama?" Hotaru looked up at the green haired woman curiously. Setsuna smiled giving her adoptive daughters hand a comforting squeeze.

"Life."

Haruka ran as fast as her legs would carry her down the muddy, nature ridden path. The storm was getting worse and she feared for Usagi's safety. "Usagi-chan!" She called out every so often but no reply ever came back. Haruka knew it was unlikely Usagi would want to talk to her, let alone be found by her fiancés murder but the wind senshi would just have to keep looking. After a running a few more feet Haruka had to stop and catch her breath. 'Usagi-chan, where are you?' She thought to herself but quickly had her question answered when she saw what looked like a golden haired woman in the distance.

"Usag-chan!" Haruka took off at full speed toward the woman, as she closed the distance between them, it was confirmed the golden haired woman, was indeed Usagi. Collapsed on the ground, drenched from rain and dirty from the soil of earth, Usagi looked as though she had met her end which worried Haruka deeply. Pulling the smaller girl into her arms, she shook her gently calling out her name. "Usagi-chan? Usagi-chan! Can you hear me?" Haruka called out more fanatically than before shaking the smaller girl harder. "Usagi-chan!"