1 Chapter 14
Sailor Mercury had gathered all the power she could. She opened her eyes and raised her arms, lifting the immense orb of energy high over her head. Zoisite looked on, ready to counter. He raised both hands, palms facing her, and began to form twin orbs of black power in his palms.
"You think one is impressive? Try two on for size!" he shouted, propelling them towards her. She looked at him, undeterred, and said softly "I'm sorry, my love…", a single tear rolling slowly down her cheek. Then, with a strangled yell, she flung her own orb of power at him, sending it careening into the two black ones. It dissolved them on contact, and continued on its course towards Zoisite. He gasped and froze, unsure of what to do.
"No….NO! I won't be defeated by the likes of you! I won't fail my queen again! NO!!!!!!!!!!" He threw up his hands in a pathetic attempt of defending himself. The orb crashed into him, enveloping him for an instant, then exploding, propelling him into the wall behind him. He hit it with a dreadful thud, then fell to the ground in a motionless heap. For an instant there was nothing but silence, then Ami dehenshined from weakness. With a little cry she ran over to the fallen form of Zoisite and turned his body over. She touched his face, the skin already growing cold under her fingers. She kissed his forehead gently, a tear from her own eye falling on his, then stood up, looking down at her lost love. She knew what she was right in what she had done, but her heart broke all the same.
Suddenly the three generals appeared in the air, glaring down at their fallen comrade. Kunzite sighed.
"I suppose we have no choice but to bring him back…….the Queen will want to revive him and punish him for is failure. Frankly I don't blame her…….such a disgrace to the Queen's cause….." he said with disgust. Ami looked up at the voice, and her eyes widened.
"No…..not you too…….." she said, her heart heavy. "What has happened to all of you?"
Kunzite ignored her and drifted down to scoop up Zoisite's lifeless body into his arms. As he returned to his partners he looked at her with cold eyes, eyes that seemed to see right through her into her soul. He spoke only once, his voice full of contempt.
"Perhaps you have won once. But such errors will not be made again. Continue to fight us, and you will die. That is a promise." With that, the three generals disappeared with their burden, leaving Ami standing alone and trembling, staring after them with new eyes.
For a moment the room was silent. Then Ami heard a weak voice from the corner, calling her name.
"Ami……….Ami…….." David called, barely able to control his mouth to say the words. "Ami, please…………"
"Oh no, David…….." Ami said softly, running over to him. She had nearly forgotten her friend in the midst of the battle. Kneeling down beside him, she slipped an arm beneath his shoulders and lifted him into a half-sitting position, supporting his head on her shoulder. She looked down at him, grief overwhelming her. "David……..oh David I am so sorry about all this….you're going to be fine, I promise…."
He looked up at her, tears streaming down his cheeks. "Ami…….I…..I should have told you…….I love you Ami……I was just afraid to tell you……..I knew you loved…him……I……I just wanted….." His words were cut off by a fit of coughing, a sign that his lungs were failing. Ami felt tears well up in her eyes as she looked down at the man she now realized she was truly in love with. But now……now it was too late…….
"David…..you can't leave me….." she said, weeping softly. "Please, stay with me…….I need you…."
He reached up with a trembling hand and gently brushed her long hair back from her face, pushing it behind her ears. He ran his fingers through the length of it, slowly. "Your hair is so soft……..beautiful…..I've always loved it….the way it frames your face………….the way it falls down your back…….like a waterfall……so…..beautiful…….." His hand fell away, hanging at his side limply, and his eyes closed slowly for the last time.
"David? David, answer me……no, David you're going to be fine, I'll heal you, we'll find a doctor, only please don't leave me!!!" Ami cried, weeping bitterly. "Oh please………..don't leave………I love you…….." She trailed off, sobbing and leaning over David's lifeless body, her tears falling on his eyelids and running down his face, making it seem as if he, too, wept.
Sailor Mercury had gathered all the power she could. She opened her eyes and raised her arms, lifting the immense orb of energy high over her head. Zoisite looked on, ready to counter. He raised both hands, palms facing her, and began to form twin orbs of black power in his palms.
"You think one is impressive? Try two on for size!" he shouted, propelling them towards her. She looked at him, undeterred, and said softly "I'm sorry, my love…", a single tear rolling slowly down her cheek. Then, with a strangled yell, she flung her own orb of power at him, sending it careening into the two black ones. It dissolved them on contact, and continued on its course towards Zoisite. He gasped and froze, unsure of what to do.
"No….NO! I won't be defeated by the likes of you! I won't fail my queen again! NO!!!!!!!!!!" He threw up his hands in a pathetic attempt of defending himself. The orb crashed into him, enveloping him for an instant, then exploding, propelling him into the wall behind him. He hit it with a dreadful thud, then fell to the ground in a motionless heap. For an instant there was nothing but silence, then Ami dehenshined from weakness. With a little cry she ran over to the fallen form of Zoisite and turned his body over. She touched his face, the skin already growing cold under her fingers. She kissed his forehead gently, a tear from her own eye falling on his, then stood up, looking down at her lost love. She knew what she was right in what she had done, but her heart broke all the same.
Suddenly the three generals appeared in the air, glaring down at their fallen comrade. Kunzite sighed.
"I suppose we have no choice but to bring him back…….the Queen will want to revive him and punish him for is failure. Frankly I don't blame her…….such a disgrace to the Queen's cause….." he said with disgust. Ami looked up at the voice, and her eyes widened.
"No…..not you too…….." she said, her heart heavy. "What has happened to all of you?"
Kunzite ignored her and drifted down to scoop up Zoisite's lifeless body into his arms. As he returned to his partners he looked at her with cold eyes, eyes that seemed to see right through her into her soul. He spoke only once, his voice full of contempt.
"Perhaps you have won once. But such errors will not be made again. Continue to fight us, and you will die. That is a promise." With that, the three generals disappeared with their burden, leaving Ami standing alone and trembling, staring after them with new eyes.
For a moment the room was silent. Then Ami heard a weak voice from the corner, calling her name.
"Ami……….Ami…….." David called, barely able to control his mouth to say the words. "Ami, please…………"
"Oh no, David…….." Ami said softly, running over to him. She had nearly forgotten her friend in the midst of the battle. Kneeling down beside him, she slipped an arm beneath his shoulders and lifted him into a half-sitting position, supporting his head on her shoulder. She looked down at him, grief overwhelming her. "David……..oh David I am so sorry about all this….you're going to be fine, I promise…."
He looked up at her, tears streaming down his cheeks. "Ami…….I…..I should have told you…….I love you Ami……I was just afraid to tell you……..I knew you loved…him……I……I just wanted….." His words were cut off by a fit of coughing, a sign that his lungs were failing. Ami felt tears well up in her eyes as she looked down at the man she now realized she was truly in love with. But now……now it was too late…….
"David…..you can't leave me….." she said, weeping softly. "Please, stay with me…….I need you…."
He reached up with a trembling hand and gently brushed her long hair back from her face, pushing it behind her ears. He ran his fingers through the length of it, slowly. "Your hair is so soft……..beautiful…..I've always loved it….the way it frames your face………….the way it falls down your back…….like a waterfall……so…..beautiful…….." His hand fell away, hanging at his side limply, and his eyes closed slowly for the last time.
"David? David, answer me……no, David you're going to be fine, I'll heal you, we'll find a doctor, only please don't leave me!!!" Ami cried, weeping bitterly. "Oh please………..don't leave………I love you…….." She trailed off, sobbing and leaning over David's lifeless body, her tears falling on his eyelids and running down his face, making it seem as if he, too, wept.
