I Miss You
Part 3
Disclaimers in Part 1
by: Usa and Hoho
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Makoto had decorated the main room in her apartment, rearranging the furniture to make more room for partying, and setting up the huge feast she had prepared for everyone. She took a step back, admiring her handiwork, then went to put on the new dress she had bought just the other day, and came back to wait for her friends. The doorbell rang, signaling the arrival of her guests.
Makoto ran to the door and opened it, and shot a gleeful grin at them. "Minako-chan, Ami-chan, come on in! I've got everything ready, so you can sit down and relax if you like..." Noticing the look on Minako's face, she added, "Just don't eat everything, okay?"
"Who? Me???" Minako asked aghast. "I'm not Usagi-chan."
Ami laughed. "No, but you tend to act like her every now and then."
"And you both just happen to have the same appetite, " Makoto added, shooting a glance at the feast she had so carefully prepared. Minako slouched on the sofa sulking. Ami just sighed at her.
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Rei shot a glance at Usagi. She hadn't been able to squeeze a word out of her for a while and had been trying for the past week to cheer her up. She didn't have much confidence in this plan of Makoto's, knowing that food and fun could never replace love, but kept to herself about it. She walked into the empty elevator and coaxed Usagi inside. "Listen, Usagi, I know this whole thing is bothering you, but I really think you should try to talk to someone. Nothing will get better if you don't think it's going to get better, and if you keep moping around like this, you'll be letting Mamoru-san down."
Usagi merely nodded at Rei's words. She knew her friend was right but how could she be cheerful when she knew the man she loved could die at any time. She kept having nightmares about Mamoru dying and her not being able to tell him how much she loved him. It would end with all her friends and family hating at her for denying Mamoru the joy of hearing those words before he died. If you looked at her, you could probably tell she hadn't been sleeping well with the dark circles and that she'd been crying with the puffiness. Her hair was even falling slightly out of their odangos.
Usagi knew her friends were planning something but she didn't know what. The only thing she knew was that she was not in the mood to party. The two stepped out of the elevator and onto Makoto's floor. Usagi could feel Rei's eyes on her the whole time.
Rei sighed."Come on, Usagi, do this for me. For minna. For Mamoru-san. You know how much he wants you to be happy, so why not enjoy yourself a little?"
She looked at Usagi, knowing her words weren't getting through, and looked up at the numbers above the elevator door. They arrived at Makoto's floor soon after.