About two weeks passed and January was here. Every thing had been quiet ever since the incident at the temple. Serena had gone up to him over four times in the weeks to apologize for her behavior but Sage wasn't talking to anyone. It's not that he was angry he just needed space and time to clear his mind. Serena and Raye had gone to Amara's place and discussed on how they had acted in the temple. Calling it uncalled for and that they didn't have to take Milany away like that. Amara apologized to her princess and said that she would give Milany back to Sage if he came and got her by himself.
There were no changes in Lita yet except for all her bruises and injuries were healed well all except for fracture to her back, and held a great threat on her ever walking again. Her friends would visit her every day, some at the same time and others at different times. Even Milany got to see her mother once in a while. She was no longer scared of the people who stole her away from her father in fact she was close to them especially Hotaru. She would ask them when her father would come and get her and they would always answered soon.
Haimi and Aya kept close eye on all of them and Haimi would report in once in a while when they would find something interesting to tell their lord. Jokitsu on the other hand was getting annoyed and impatient but he restrained himself, telling himself that his patience would award him. Aya was having a hard time with Haimi. It seemed that everywhere he went he followed. Like he was making sure he wouldn't do anything stupid. Haimi on the other hand was enjoying the effects he had on Aya. He silently laughed whenever he would blow up in anger because of him. He made sure that Aya wouldn't get himself attached to any of the enemy especially Serena.
"Sage!" Mina and Raye yelled as they saw the blonde man walking across the street for them. He turned around and smiled at them. They made their way to him carefully crossing the street. "Where are you going?" Mina asked with a smile.
"I was looking for one of you guys so you could tell me where my daughter is." He explained.
"It's about time you get her!" Raye yelled at him, but she was smiling.
"Yea I know, I just had to get my mind in order and now that I have I can fight for both the women that are dear to me." He said. "After I get Milany back I'm going to see Lita."
"We could go with you if you want?"
Sage shook his head. "No that's okay. I just need one of you to point the way."
Raye nodded understanding his motives. He planed to show Amara that he was a good father and a loyal boyfriend that would do anything for his girls. She told him where to go and watched as he walked away from them after waving good-bye. "Amara please behave." She whispered.
Mina nodded in agreement, "and Sage we wish you luck."
~*~
Sage looked at the big house in front of him in awe as he walked up to the gates. His attention was pulled away from the mansion and towards a girl he longed to see. She was chasing after an older girl that he had met two weeks ago. He smiled when he saw his baby's smiling face as she laughed.
Milany was having fun trying to catch the bigger and taller girl but her legs were too small yet she seemed not to care. Hotaru had come to her asking if she wanted to play hide and seek with her. Milany had found her in the bushes but failed to tag her. Haruka and Michelle were watching standing on a patio with amusement. Something snapped in Amara as she sensed someone here with them. Turning towards the gate she saw Sage step in and closed the gate behind him. She glared at him fiercely. "What are you doing here?"
"To get what belongs with me." Came back a reply that made the two girls stop playing and an aqua haired woman turn her head towards him. All three outers watched as Milany ran into his arms while she yelled daddy. The blonde man looked at Amara firmly, yet kindly. "I thank you for keeping your promise," He paused and narrowed his eyes at her. "But if you ever try anything like this again you will regret it." Turning his back away from them he started walking away with Milany in his arms waving at them.
"Wait!" Amara yelled.
Sage stopped but did not turn around.
"You can't take her away like that! How can we even trust you would take care of her?" Amara snapped.
Sage turned side ways and looked at them. "You don't," He said bluntly. "She is mine, and she'll always be my child nothing can keep me away from her nor Lita." With that said he left them.
Amara looked at where he used to be and a small smile crossed her face. "We'll see about that, Halo." She whispered. "We'll see how strong you are against the enemies."
~*~
Ryo opened the door to the room Lita was staying in. He had decided to go for a walk alone and somehow ended up there. He sighed when he saw Lita on the bed. The breathing machine and IV wasn't there anymore. He also noticed a woman in the room as well. "Miss?"
The woman by the bed turned around and gasped. Her emerald green eyes stared into his blue ones. "I'm sorry." She whispered as if she did something bad.
Ryo looked at her suspicious and looked at Lita. He was surprised that she almost looked exactly like Lita. But she had shorter hair and a beauty mark on her right cheek. "Why did you say sorry?"
The woman blinked. "I don't know." She grinned sheepishly. "I'm Makoto. I'm Lita's nurse. I just came to check on her."
"Is she all right?" He asked concerned.
Makoto smiled at him. "As far as I know she's doing well except---"
"Except what?" Ryo asked
"I heard the doctors talking and I'm not really suppose to tell you but oh well." She shrugged. "Well, You see as already know she might not walk again, but the doctors said that since she's healing pretty fast she will only stay here for two more weeks after she wakes up."
Ryo smiled at the part when she would only stay two weeks instead of six months, but he was scared because of her not walking anymore.
"Oh I have to go check on my other patient. I hope I'll see you again sir." She bowed and walked out of the room.
Ryo silently walked up to Lita and looked down at her, she almost looked like she was sleeping if it wasn't for the needle in her arm that was connected to the transfusion. "Lita." He sighed as he brought his hand to her face, caressing her cheeks slightly. Turning he grabbed a chair from a far wall and dragged it to the side of Lita's bed. Sitting on it he watched her.
An hour passed and he sighed. Looking at his watch he stood up to leave but froze when he heard a small grunt. He turned to the bed and saw Lita's head turn to her left and he immediately ran to her side. "Lita!" He exclaimed hoping for the best that she would open her eyes. He watched as her fingers moved and her eyebrows nit together. "Nurse! Nurse!" He yelled as he ran out the room and bumped into someone. "I'm so sorry---Sage!" Ryo shouted happy to see him with Milany.
"Ryo what's wrong?" He asked concerned.
The raven haired man shook his head as a huge smile was brought to his lips. "Nothing Sage nothing is wrong. I think Lita's waking up! I have to look for a doctor."
Almost at the exact time Sage and Ryo ran in different direction. Sage set Milany down once he entered the room and stared at the woman on the bed. Her eyes half opened. Milany smiled ear to ear as she saw her mother looking at her. "Mommy!" The four-year-old girl cried out as she ran to her mother. "Mi-Mily."
Milany jumped repeatedly trying to reach her mother but the bed was to damn tall for her liking. She was suddenly hosted up by strong arms and placed in the bed. She immediately hugged her mother as she cried allowing floods of tears running down her face. "Mommy I missed you so much."
Lita smiled down at her as she placed one arm around her waist. "Shh, don't cry Mily." She whispered. She looked up at Sage and smiled at him. He returned it as he placed his hand on her forehead and brought it down to her hair. "Hey you." He whispered
"Hey." Lita replied back with a slight smile. She closed her eyes when Sage leaned in and kissed her forehead. She winced in pain when Milany sat on her legs. Sage noticed and picked up Milany and noticed the relief flow from her face. Suddenly the door opened and four people came in. Ryo was one of them. Seiiche, Mako and the doctor that had announced the news to them the first time they got to the hospital walked in. Ryo walked towards Sage and smiled down at Lita who returned it. She looked around and noticed the others weren't here. As if reading her mind Ryo said, "The others are on their way."
"Excuse us but we need to see miss Kino alone please." The doctor announced cutting on there conversation.
Sage and Ryo nodded. Sage kissed her lightly before all three of them left. Mako, and Seiiche heard Milany ask why they were leaving mommy before the door closed.
"Miss Kino can you please tell me what you're feeling right now?" The doctor asked as he stood in front of her and took out a pen and his clipboard in hand.
"My back hurts and I can't really feel my legs." She whispered. "I feel sore, dizzy and I have a huge migraine." Suddenly she became a little afraid when she looked at the man that frowned at what she said. "What's wrong?"
"I need you to take an x-ray on your legs and back area, before I can tell you anything. Tomorrow morning I'll have Seiiche and Mako take you down there. We'll take the transfusion off later. All I can say now is get some rest."
"Okay." She whispered and watched as they left.
"Mako I want you to keep an eye on her." The doctor spoke as he closed the door. "You will help do the therapy since you are almost a doctor you will take charge on that."
"Yes." Mako spoke excitedly and Seiiche shook his head at her display of a kid just receiving a candy.
"What time do you want us to take her to the x-ray room?" Seiiche asked.
"I'll make an appointment for her at 7:30 am. I want these done quickly so we know what we need to do."
"Yes." Both Seiiche and Mako walked away passing Sage, Ryo and Milany. They had heard everything and walked up to the doctor that stood in front of the door jotting something down. "Sir?" Ryo called to him.
The doctor looked up at them as he put his pen in his breast pocket of the white coat. "Yes, may I help you?"
"Actually you can," Before Ryo could finish. A voice cut him of. "I see them here!" He shook his head out of amusement. 'Mina will be Mina.' He turned to face them and said, "Sage you talk to him. I'll get the others." He saw the blonde father nod and left to gather the coming people that he knew.
"Ryo." Mia whispered as she hugged him. "What was the thing you wanted to talk to us about?"
"Come on I'll show you." He walked over to the door with the others following him a bit confused. They all saw Sage holding Milany and talking to the doctor. They all gasped when they entered the room. Lita lay there looking at the ceiling. "I was wondering when you guys would show up." She spoke to them in a slight amusing voice and lowered her head to look at them.
"Lita!!!" Serena, Mina, Kento and everyone else yelled in surprise and joy. "Oh my god! Don't ever do this to us anymore!" Serena said as she cried and rushed over to Lita's side and soon after wards everyone crowed around her.
The day went by fast for everyone. The senshi knights and Ronin had to leave. They all said they're good night to Lita before they left leaving her behind with sage. Mina had took the sleeping Milany with her and Ken to their home. Sage walked up to her bed standing by her side. "How are you really feeling Lita?"
The young woman sighed in pain. "Every part of me is sore." She whispered. "But my back really hurts." She added in a whisper. "Sage I'm scared. I'm so scared." She spoke with a voice that clearly said that she was about to cry.
Sage took her hand in his and brought it up to his lips as he kissed it. "Lita…" He began
"What were you talking about when we were in that p-place? If I die you die?"
Sage sighed. "Remember when we were fighting Takiru five years ago?" He watched as she nodded. "Well, Pluto pulled me out of it she gave me a choice. I could bond my life, my soul with you. Meaning if you die I die."
"Why did you---do that?" She whispered
"Because I was loosing you. I didn't want to lose you." He whispered in her ear.
Lita's eyes started to feel heavy. "Sage c-can you tell me a story please?" She whispered
Sage smiled at her and took a seat by her side. His hand went to play with her now limp hair as he began. "Let's see. One day a man who lived with his friends came out of his room looking for his keys and went to ask one of his friends where it was, but he was caught off by a bright light and a scream. Fearing, he and the others ran to where the scream and light came from and immediately stopped when he saw the prettiest woman in his life. Even though this woman appeared to be an innocent she really wasn't. In her hands she could control lightning and storms. She was brave loving and so much more. This man found himself the luckiest man in the world…" He stopped when he realized Lita was sleeping. He smiled at her and kissed her forehead before leaning back in his chair.
The door slowly closed and Mako smiled at Seiiche. "That was cute." She whispered.
~*~
"Master Jokitsu, I have been told by Aya that the princess has woken up." Haimi announced as he knelt in front of his lord.
Jokitsu turned around immediately as he heard his minion. "Is this information correct?"
"Yes my lord. She had woken up this afternoon. Aya said that tomorrow they are doing something called x-ray to her to see what is wrong with her back." He spoke. "We should attack now my lord. They won't expect it and it would be a great opportunity to capture the princess."
"No, what good is she if she can't walk?" He asked as he turned around to face the window he had been staring at. "We wait until she shows some signs of walking."
"And what if she doesn't?"
"Kill her and her family."
"It shall be done." Haimi spoke before vanishing
Jokitsu sighed. "I hope for your sake Lita that you will walk again."
~*~
"So?" Aya asked as he sensed Haimi's presence in their apartment.
"We have to wait for the princess to walk again." Haimi reported as he sat on one of the couches in front of Aya and leaned on it.
"What if she doesn't?"
"We kill her and her family."
Aya sighed and leaned on his couch. "So be it."
