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All of my years of studying, trying to be
able to help Usagi all I could whenever she
needed me. And yet I never saw this coming -
you would think with everything I can do with my
technology I could have somehow known about this.
Or maybe I'm just desperate to lay blame somewhere.

I'm not religious, but I believe that the
Fates had it out for those two. Why not let them
be happy? This is the never-ending question in my
mind.

She's so sad all the time, it hurts to see
her like this. It hurts more to know that we
cannot do anything for her. She wants him.


Why is that the one thing I can't give her?
-Ami.

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Don't Let Me Go: Broken Promises
Chapter: 2
By: Bethany
Edited by: Meara
Rated: PG
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Rei rushed out of the temple, still
pulling a jacket on to help against the wind.
She didn't think to bring anything but herself.
The call was quick and painful. Ikuko had called
Rei first and asked that she bring the girls over.
When Rei had heard what happened, she immediately
left.

Around the corner she bumped into Ami. The
two girls silently ran side-by-side towards Usagi's
house. Without knocking they went in and up the
stairs.

Rei stopped to catch her breath before opening
the door. "Remember, don't say his name," she warned
Ami. The smaller girl nodded and pushed open the door.

Usagi was laying on her bed, her face buried
in her pillows and sobs racked her slim body.
"No... Mamo-chan.. no!"

Ami felt her heart break at the scene. Her
best friend, their princess, crying so hard,
screaming in pain from heartbreak.

Rei walked over to the edge of the bed and
sat down gently. "Usagi, are you okay?" Ami felt
like smacking Rei as soon as the words left her
mouth.

Usagi sat up and pushed the girls hand
off her. "Am I okay?! AM I OKAY?! NO! I'M NOT
OKAY!" she screamed at the older girl. "He's
gone..." her voice faltered and tears streamed
from her blue eyes. "Oh Mamo-chan... why?! WHY
damn it?! I.. I can't -- no!!"

Rei was stunned, at the least, from her
outburst. Her first reaction was to get angry,
but then she realized that it was the raw pain
that was talking. Usagi's heart was in pieces,
her true reason for living gone forever. Fighting
against Usagi's hands hitting her in the chest
and shoulders, Rei hugged her friend.

Usagi struggled for a moment before falling
into Rei's arms and crying. Her whole body was
shaking and tears poured salty rivers down her
face. "Why?" she whispered. "I want Mamo-chan,
Rei. I want him..."

"Shhh, I know Usagi. I know. I'm sorry...
so sorry," Rei whispered, her own tears falling.

Ami watched from across the room, her
tears falling silently as well. Suddenly a large
hand laid on her shoulder and she turned to see
Makoto and Minako in the doorway. Ami turned
and took the offered comfort her taller friend
was offering.

Minako was in shock. Something was wrong....
dreadfully wrong. And it wasn't just the fact
that Mamoru was gone, it was the fact that she
could *feel* his love for Usagi still there. Was
his spirit with her? Minako didn't know, but she
knew something was tugging that invisible string
that held the Princess and Prince together.

After long minutes that seemed to go on for
hours, Rei noticed that Usagi hadn't moved in a
while. Slowly she laid her back on the bed and
found she was asleep.

"Sleep is the best thing for her kind of
emotional state right now," Ami said softly. She
still thought scientifically no matter what.

Rei nodded and brought the bunny blanket
over her friend and sat down on the floor next to
the bed. "I can't believe this."

Following her lead, each of the girls found
themselves somewhere to sit. "It's not fair,"
Makoto blurted, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Haven't they been through enough?"

"Hai, I thought it was over. That finally
we all had some time to be happy," Minako mumbled,
her eyes on a picture of Usagi and Mamoru on the
nightstand.

Luna came in quietly, Artemis in tow. Each
laid down with their wards and purred softly.

"Should we call the others?" Makoto asked
quietly.

"Hai," Rei answered, grabbing the bunny
phone from Usagi's nightstand. Her fingers shaking
as she dialed the numbers and waited for someone
to answer.

~~~ Kaiou Residence ~~~

A lovely melody filled the halls of the
mansion that Michiru, Haruka, Hotaru and Setsuna
shared. The violin strings were hit at just the
right note to create a wonderful tune.

A distant ring caught the aqua haired
girl's ear and she stopped the movement of the
bow in her hand. Again it sounded.

Michiru laid her violin down and made a
small beeline for the ringing phone. She twisted
the phone cord in her hand. "Moshi, Moshi."

"Michiru-chan?" a tear filled voice asked.

The petite woman made a face of worry.
"Rei-chan?"

"Hai," Rei answered. She took a deep
breath. "Is everyone there?"

"No, Haruka took Hotaru out to get ice
cream and Setsuna is at the time gate. Something
about a disturbance in the time line." Her voice
grew more quiet when she thought about what Setsuna
had said before leaving. 'That wasn't suppose to
happen, I have to go.'

"What's wrong Rei-chan? What happened?"

Rei thought about the ways to say this,
but none sounded right. She decided on the
blunt approach. "Mamoru's dead."

Silence.

Michiru felt a dark shadow moving over
her soul. "Dead?" she squeaked.

"Hai, last night there was an explosion
at Harvard."

"How's Usagi-chan?"

Rei swallowed deeply. "She's taking it
pretty hard, not doing good at all. I think it's
best that her friends be here for her right now."

Michiru silently nodded her agreement.
"We'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Michiru stared
at her mirror. Picking it up, she swallowed
deeply. "Submarine..." then stopped. "I can't.
I don't want to know how he died," she whispered
and picked up the phone to call Haruka.

~*~ Later - Tsukino Household ~*~

Usagi sat up and looked at the afternoon
sun peeking trough the clouds. She damned the
sun; it shouldn't be out. The world should feel
like she did - alone, sad and grieving. Instead
birds sang, and children played. Abruptly she
sat up and closed the blinds.

Rei opened her eyes at the sudden movement.
She had cried herself to sleep, but it was a
troubled sleep. "Usagi?"

Usagi slowly turned and found Minako and
Ami asleep in her bedroom floor. Rei was watching
her with pity and understanding.

Her minds eye played the television message
over and over in her head. Explosion... Harvard
Labs... students killed. Her eyes found the line
of pictures on her dresser, the ones of her and
Mamoru over the three years they had been dating.
Tears started forming again and she buried her
head in her hands.

"Oh Usagi," Rei mumbled, hugging her friend.

"Why Rei-chan? He promised to come back to me...
he said he loved me and wanted to marry me! We...
we're suppose to get married! What... what about
Chibi-Usa..? What.. will sh- not be born?" she
cried in her friends shoulder.

~*~ Downstairs - Tsukino Household ~*~

The constant ticking of the clock was wearing on
Makoto's nerves. Hours had passed, and all five of them
continued to sit in silence. It was nerve wracking.

"I'm going to check on Usagi-chan," a small voice
said, her petite form leaving the room. Everyone looked
up to see Hotaru quietly climb the stairs.

"I... I need some fresh air. Haruka?" Michiru
stood up and stretched; motioning for Haruka to join
her.

Setsuna stared in space, seeing something in her
mind. It wasn't suppose to happen, she never seen it
coming. And what of the future? Something was blocking
her from seeing too far into the future... why? What
did it mean? Would Usagi be able to save the world
after the great freeze without Mamoru by her side? For
once she didn't know, and this scared her. She never
realized how heavily she depended on her knowledge of
time to see her through normal life. Now she felt lost.

"Setsuna-chan?" a voice interrupted her thoughts.

The green haired woman looked up to see Makoto
staring at her. "Hai?"

"You didn't know, did you?"

Setsuna summoned her time staff and stared at it
blankly. "No Mako-chan, I didn't."

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