I apologize now for those of you who love the character that I have killed off. *goes to hide under her bed*
Chapter 6: If You're Gone
"Usa, I'm so sorry...Shingo...he was killed in a car crash today." Ikuko said.
"NOOO!!!!!" Usagi screamed so loud that the guys heard her at their house. "How...?" She asked, tears forming in her eyes and her voice breaking.
"He was out with his friends. While they were practicing in a parking lot for their drivers test, a semi lost control and rolled over onto the car. Shingo was the last one to go, but he told me to tell you that he loves you and that he'll watch over you." Said the older woman.
Chibi-Usa looked at her mother with tear filled eyes when the boys came running into the house.
"Shingo... how could this happen to him? He was so full of life..." Usagi murmured.
"Usagi, I need to go, you're father isn't taking this well. Call me when you can. I love you, honey."
"Okay." Usagi said numbly. She hung up to phone and looked at Chibi-Usa. "Shingo... he's dead." Then she broke down and cried unshed tears.
Quatre, Duo, Trowa, Wufei, and Hiiro stood there taking in what Usagi had just said about her younger brother. Chibi-Usa, however, ran to her mother and threw her arms around her waist and cried into her shirt.
Usagi tried to comfort the child, along with herself. Shingo and Chibi-Usa had always been close. Usagi closed her eyes and rocked back and forth. "Shingo, I love you little bro." She whispered into the air.
Hiiro had the urge to go over a comfort the two, but he didn't know how he could so he just walked over and put a hand on Chibi-Usa's shoulder which caused the little girl to break away from her mother and hug Hiiro.
Usagi smiled the tiniest of smiles as she watched her daughter do so. She could tell Hiiro didn't know what to do, so she wrapped his arms around the little girl. Wiping her tears away with the back of her hand she said, "Chibi-Usa, do you want to go back to Tokyo with me? I think it's time."
Chibi-Usa sniffled and looked up at her mother with tears in her eyes, "hai. I'm sorry, momma. I knew it was going to happen, but it still hurts."
"I know, honey. I know." Usagi said. She picked up the girl and they walked out of the room, leaving behind some very shocked faces. Chibi-Usa called Janet from the phone in the hallway to give her the news that they were going to leave that night. Janet had said to give Ikuko her condolences.
Usagi and Chibi-Usa walked downstairs with her two bags and looked at all the guys, "well, see you guys another time."
"Do you want a ride to the airport?" Quatre asked.
"Iie. We have a faster way of getting home." Usagi replied. She and Chibi-Usa went and hugged them all. When Usagi got to Hiiro she smiled weakly, "remember to try." She said, giving him a kiss on the cheek and a hug.
"Ready, Moon-momma?" Chibi-Usa asked after giving Wufei a hug.
"Ready. Lets get going." Usagi said. She grabbed her daughters hand and they both called out, "Sailor Teleport!" and in a flash of light, they were gone.
They teens just stood there and watched as the two girls who had changed them all disappeared.
There was a bright flash of light as two girls appeared in the Tsukino residence.
"Momma." Usagi said as she ran into her mothers arms.
"I'm so sorry, Usagi." The older woman said to her daughter. Chibi-Usa stood there for a moment, then she flung herself into the open arms of Ikuko.
"Usagi..." Kenji, her father, said. Usagi just wrapped her arms around him too and they all stood there, watching the two youngest ones cry. Later, after all the tears that could be cried were, everyone went to bed with a heavy heart.
The day of the funeral was a sad one for everyone that knew the Tsukino family and Shingo. All his classmates, and their parents, were there. Usagi was sitting outside with Chibi-Usa on her lap when the girls showed up.
"Usagi... we're so sorry." What Ami said had a double meaning, Usagi knew that.
"We are, Usagi." Minako said with tear filled eyes. Usagi nodded and they all hugged each other and walked in for the funeral service. Chibi-Usa went over to comfort Shingo's girlfriend, Mika, while the others comforted Usagi and her family.
The normally happy and cheerful Usagi stood up to give the eulogy. "Shingo, my baby brother, was the nicest person you could ever want to be friends with. I won't say that I wish it had been me, because I know that it would have been just the same. I just wish that I could have told him that I loved him one last time before he died. If he were still alive, he would be out with his girlfriend, or friends... being the happy boy he was. Shingo was a joy to everyone around him for he always had a smile on his face and always tried to do the right thing." Usagi finished her speech and took her seat beside her parents again. There was a six block long procession to follow the sermon. Usagi and Chibi-Usa each place a single yellow rose on the coffin and watched with tears as the little boy they both loved was lowered into the ground forever.
Meanwhile, back in Montana...
"Hiiro, where are you going?" Duo asked as Hiiro got into his truck.
"I am going to see Usa." Hiiro replied, then started the truck and drove towards the airport.
"Finally, took him long enough." Trowa said from behind Duo. Everyone nodded in agreement.
Back to Tokyo...
Usagi sat with the girls and Chibi-Usa on the stairs of Rei's Temple and watched the sunset.
"Moon-momma, do you think that Hiiro likes you as much as you like him?" Chibi-Usa asked finally.
"I don't know, Chibi-Usa. I can't say if he does, or if he doesn't." Usagi said in a motherly voice. "I need some time to think alone, is that okay, Chibi-Usa?"
"Hai. I'll go talk with Mako-chan." Chibi-Usa said as she got up and walked up the stairs towards the temple.
'Shingo, I told someone that you shouldn't hold onto the past. I guess I'll take my own advice now. I love you little brother, I hope you aren't in pain any longer.' Usagi thought. She got up and watched the sunset for a few moments, then turned and walked up the stairs.
"Usagi!" A voice yelled.
Usagi turned around to see who had called her name and saw him, "wha-how did you get here?"
"Usagi, I came to put the past behind me and embrace what I see in front of me, just like you said." Hiiro replied. Usagi looked at him with unsaid questions in her eyes.
"What are you talking about?" She finally said.
"Usagi, I'm embracing what's in front of me... you're what's in front of me." With that he leaned over and kissed the surprised blonde on the lips.
Usagi wrapped her arms around him and kissed back, oblivious to the ten pairs of eyes belonging to Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, and Chibi-Usa watching them, that soon turned to eight when Ami covered Chibi-Usa's eyes.
When they broke apart Usagi smiled and said, "Hiiro Yui... what took you so long?"
"I had to wait for the right person to come along and knock some sense into me." Was Hiiros response.
"I didn't ever 'knock' sense into you." She replied.
"Yes, you did. You just don't know it." With that they kissed again only to hear Makoto whoop from the top of the steps.
Looking up at the brown haired Amazon, Usagi laughed for the first time since Shingo had died. Hiiro put his arm around Usagi's small waist and they walked up the stair together.
"Hey, Chibi-Usa." Hiiro said when he saw the little girl.
"Hiiro-kun!" She jumped into the boys arms and hugged him.
"Hey, Chibi-Usa, I have a question for you." Hiiro said.
"What's the question?" Chibi-Usa said as she looked up at him with crystal blue eyes identical to Usagis.
"What's your full name?" He finally asked.
Chibi-Usa looked over to Usagi, who nodded, and she said, "Usagi Serenity Yui."
"I thought so." Was Hiiros response.
That's all there is, and there isn't any more! I hope you all loved it as much as I did writing it. O.o dudes, I was really sad when I wrote that Shingo-san had died, so just that you know... I didn't want to do it, but I had to get Usa-chan home somehow!
Chapter 6: If You're Gone
"Usa, I'm so sorry...Shingo...he was killed in a car crash today." Ikuko said.
"NOOO!!!!!" Usagi screamed so loud that the guys heard her at their house. "How...?" She asked, tears forming in her eyes and her voice breaking.
"He was out with his friends. While they were practicing in a parking lot for their drivers test, a semi lost control and rolled over onto the car. Shingo was the last one to go, but he told me to tell you that he loves you and that he'll watch over you." Said the older woman.
Chibi-Usa looked at her mother with tear filled eyes when the boys came running into the house.
"Shingo... how could this happen to him? He was so full of life..." Usagi murmured.
"Usagi, I need to go, you're father isn't taking this well. Call me when you can. I love you, honey."
"Okay." Usagi said numbly. She hung up to phone and looked at Chibi-Usa. "Shingo... he's dead." Then she broke down and cried unshed tears.
Quatre, Duo, Trowa, Wufei, and Hiiro stood there taking in what Usagi had just said about her younger brother. Chibi-Usa, however, ran to her mother and threw her arms around her waist and cried into her shirt.
Usagi tried to comfort the child, along with herself. Shingo and Chibi-Usa had always been close. Usagi closed her eyes and rocked back and forth. "Shingo, I love you little bro." She whispered into the air.
Hiiro had the urge to go over a comfort the two, but he didn't know how he could so he just walked over and put a hand on Chibi-Usa's shoulder which caused the little girl to break away from her mother and hug Hiiro.
Usagi smiled the tiniest of smiles as she watched her daughter do so. She could tell Hiiro didn't know what to do, so she wrapped his arms around the little girl. Wiping her tears away with the back of her hand she said, "Chibi-Usa, do you want to go back to Tokyo with me? I think it's time."
Chibi-Usa sniffled and looked up at her mother with tears in her eyes, "hai. I'm sorry, momma. I knew it was going to happen, but it still hurts."
"I know, honey. I know." Usagi said. She picked up the girl and they walked out of the room, leaving behind some very shocked faces. Chibi-Usa called Janet from the phone in the hallway to give her the news that they were going to leave that night. Janet had said to give Ikuko her condolences.
Usagi and Chibi-Usa walked downstairs with her two bags and looked at all the guys, "well, see you guys another time."
"Do you want a ride to the airport?" Quatre asked.
"Iie. We have a faster way of getting home." Usagi replied. She and Chibi-Usa went and hugged them all. When Usagi got to Hiiro she smiled weakly, "remember to try." She said, giving him a kiss on the cheek and a hug.
"Ready, Moon-momma?" Chibi-Usa asked after giving Wufei a hug.
"Ready. Lets get going." Usagi said. She grabbed her daughters hand and they both called out, "Sailor Teleport!" and in a flash of light, they were gone.
They teens just stood there and watched as the two girls who had changed them all disappeared.
There was a bright flash of light as two girls appeared in the Tsukino residence.
"Momma." Usagi said as she ran into her mothers arms.
"I'm so sorry, Usagi." The older woman said to her daughter. Chibi-Usa stood there for a moment, then she flung herself into the open arms of Ikuko.
"Usagi..." Kenji, her father, said. Usagi just wrapped her arms around him too and they all stood there, watching the two youngest ones cry. Later, after all the tears that could be cried were, everyone went to bed with a heavy heart.
The day of the funeral was a sad one for everyone that knew the Tsukino family and Shingo. All his classmates, and their parents, were there. Usagi was sitting outside with Chibi-Usa on her lap when the girls showed up.
"Usagi... we're so sorry." What Ami said had a double meaning, Usagi knew that.
"We are, Usagi." Minako said with tear filled eyes. Usagi nodded and they all hugged each other and walked in for the funeral service. Chibi-Usa went over to comfort Shingo's girlfriend, Mika, while the others comforted Usagi and her family.
The normally happy and cheerful Usagi stood up to give the eulogy. "Shingo, my baby brother, was the nicest person you could ever want to be friends with. I won't say that I wish it had been me, because I know that it would have been just the same. I just wish that I could have told him that I loved him one last time before he died. If he were still alive, he would be out with his girlfriend, or friends... being the happy boy he was. Shingo was a joy to everyone around him for he always had a smile on his face and always tried to do the right thing." Usagi finished her speech and took her seat beside her parents again. There was a six block long procession to follow the sermon. Usagi and Chibi-Usa each place a single yellow rose on the coffin and watched with tears as the little boy they both loved was lowered into the ground forever.
Meanwhile, back in Montana...
"Hiiro, where are you going?" Duo asked as Hiiro got into his truck.
"I am going to see Usa." Hiiro replied, then started the truck and drove towards the airport.
"Finally, took him long enough." Trowa said from behind Duo. Everyone nodded in agreement.
Back to Tokyo...
Usagi sat with the girls and Chibi-Usa on the stairs of Rei's Temple and watched the sunset.
"Moon-momma, do you think that Hiiro likes you as much as you like him?" Chibi-Usa asked finally.
"I don't know, Chibi-Usa. I can't say if he does, or if he doesn't." Usagi said in a motherly voice. "I need some time to think alone, is that okay, Chibi-Usa?"
"Hai. I'll go talk with Mako-chan." Chibi-Usa said as she got up and walked up the stairs towards the temple.
'Shingo, I told someone that you shouldn't hold onto the past. I guess I'll take my own advice now. I love you little brother, I hope you aren't in pain any longer.' Usagi thought. She got up and watched the sunset for a few moments, then turned and walked up the stairs.
"Usagi!" A voice yelled.
Usagi turned around to see who had called her name and saw him, "wha-how did you get here?"
"Usagi, I came to put the past behind me and embrace what I see in front of me, just like you said." Hiiro replied. Usagi looked at him with unsaid questions in her eyes.
"What are you talking about?" She finally said.
"Usagi, I'm embracing what's in front of me... you're what's in front of me." With that he leaned over and kissed the surprised blonde on the lips.
Usagi wrapped her arms around him and kissed back, oblivious to the ten pairs of eyes belonging to Ami, Rei, Makoto, Minako, and Chibi-Usa watching them, that soon turned to eight when Ami covered Chibi-Usa's eyes.
When they broke apart Usagi smiled and said, "Hiiro Yui... what took you so long?"
"I had to wait for the right person to come along and knock some sense into me." Was Hiiros response.
"I didn't ever 'knock' sense into you." She replied.
"Yes, you did. You just don't know it." With that they kissed again only to hear Makoto whoop from the top of the steps.
Looking up at the brown haired Amazon, Usagi laughed for the first time since Shingo had died. Hiiro put his arm around Usagi's small waist and they walked up the stair together.
"Hey, Chibi-Usa." Hiiro said when he saw the little girl.
"Hiiro-kun!" She jumped into the boys arms and hugged him.
"Hey, Chibi-Usa, I have a question for you." Hiiro said.
"What's the question?" Chibi-Usa said as she looked up at him with crystal blue eyes identical to Usagis.
"What's your full name?" He finally asked.
Chibi-Usa looked over to Usagi, who nodded, and she said, "Usagi Serenity Yui."
"I thought so." Was Hiiros response.
That's all there is, and there isn't any more! I hope you all loved it as much as I did writing it. O.o dudes, I was really sad when I wrote that Shingo-san had died, so just that you know... I didn't want to do it, but I had to get Usa-chan home somehow!