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A Missing Heart
Chapter 5
All the senshi were gathered in Rei's temple, aside from Setsuna. Silence reigned over all of them and no one dared to speak. They had just returned from Usagi's funeral and no one had spoken a word since then. All wallowing in their own tears and guilt.
Luna and Artemis were nowhere to be found. After the confrontation with Luna, they had never again seen the two cats. Minako looked around, her vision blurry from all the tears. We've fallen apart and it's from our own doing. Oh... Usa-chan, I'm so sorry.
Everyone of them, were all thinking the same thing. Not able to get the picture of the bubbly golden haired girl out of their heads. The very person that meant the world to each of them... was now gone because of them. Because of their selfishness and stupidity.
Koneko-chan...
Usagi-hime...
Usa-hime...
Usagi-chan...
Usagi...
Usa-chan...
Odango-chan...
We're so sorry. This thought rang out through all of their heads.
"What the hell did all of you think you were doing?"
They all immediately snapped out of their stupor and turned their heads to the open door.
"Mamoru-san!"
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Usagi looked up to where a laptop had fallen off the desk. It was that guy. The one that looked so familiar. Why is he looking at me as if he's seen a ghost?
Indeed Heero was looking at her. He was staring at her intently and looked as if he wanted to run over to her right now, but didn't. Why are you here Usa-chan? Why are you calling yourself Usagi Merquise? All these thoughts were running through his head and he didn't seem aware of his surroundings and how everyone was looking at him in astonishment. Especially his fellow pilots.
How does Heero know the babe? She better not be his girlfriend, she's too cute to be Heero's girlfriend. Duo thought, his trademark grin making its way onto his face, already thinking of a way to get the babe's number.
Yuy seems to know that onna.....I never thought of him as someone that would associate with a weak onna. Wufei contemplated, a smirk shown on his handsome features. This just gave him the perfect excuse to tease the Perfect Soldier.
How does Heero know Ms. Usagi? Is she from his past? Quatre thought, hoping that the girl was the one that Heero needed.
How could Heero know a girl like her? She seems to radiate innocence and purity... qualities that Heero doesn't possess. Trowa observed.
The teacher finally broke everyone from their trance. He cleared his throat and everyone brought their attention to him. "Well, then Ms. Merquise, you can sit beside Mr. Barton at the back of the class. Mr. Barton please raise your hand and help her when needed." He instructed and as told Trowa raised his hand, to indicate where to sit.
Usagi walked up to him and looked at him gratefully. "Thank you, Mr. Barton." She said with a radiant smile shown on her face, making her features look even more beautiful.
Trowa tried his best to hide the blush that was undoubtedly about to surface. "Trowa's just fine, Ms. Merquise."
"Then you can just call me Usagi. Ms. Merquise makes me sound old." She said while crinkling her nose in distaste. Trowa nodded, wondering why she was affecting him in such a way and faced the teacher, finally getting ready for class.
Then class finally began.
Heero paid no mind to the teacher. He could only think about his Usa-chan and wonder what she was doing here and why she didn't even give him a second glance. It hurt that she hadn't even paid any attention to him.
He shook his head to get rid of the thoughts and resolved to talking to her after class. Determination shown through his eyes. There was something different about her, he could tell... and he was going to find out what.
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Princess, I'm sorry.
Sailor Pluto couldn't stop her tears, as she looked at all the possible futures that could occur, now that Usagi... her princess was gone. Almost all of the futures looked bleak. She knew that Usagi played a vital part with making the future world, but she didn't know it would be this bad if she was gone.
Then she came across one that didn't look so bad. It looked like Crystal Tokyo? Hold on a second. Pluto held her breath, not able to believe what she was seeing.
It is Crystal Tokyo, but how is that possible. Usagi-chan's gone, without her, Crystal Tokyo can't exist, what's going on here? Could it be possible that she's alive? But that's impossible, I saw her get buried. I watched her funeral. She has to be dead.
"Now, now Pluto, dear friend. You should know by now that nothing is ever impossible."
Pluto turned around in surprise and immediately knelt down to bow. "Queen Serenity, what are you doing here?" Then she remembered, and spoke with her head bowed in shame. "I'm so sorry, your highness, I didn't predict that this would happen to the Princess. I didn't know."
"Pluto, how many times must I tell you that there is no need for you to bow down to me." Queen Serenity gently chastised. Pluto immediately got up, her head still bowed in shame.
"Your highness, what did you mean that nothing is impossible. Are you trying to tell me that the Princess is alive?" Silence greeted Pluto's question. "It's true then. But how is that possible?"
"As I said before Pluto. Anything is possible." Queen Serenity looked her in the eye and said. "But please, Pluto, dear friend, don't make the same mistake again. Leave my daughter be, let her live the life that she has always wanted... no yearned to live."
Pluto studied her former queen. "So she is definitely alive and you knew about it. But you must realize that she is needed in this world. That without her this world will die."
Queen Serenity shook her head, already having an idea on what would most likely occur. "No, as you said Pluto, the future is not set in stone. You and every one of the senshi can change the futures that you have just seen. My daughter is not needed to make this world flourish in the future."
But none of Queen Serenity's words were heard by Pluto. All she could think about was how Usagi... her princess was alive. That there was still a chance for this world.
Queen Serenity gently shook her head, her eyes turning glassy, as if tears were about to fall. "You're going to make the same mistakes again Pluto, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to be given another chance like this, to redeem yourself or the other senshi."
Pluto looked at her confused. "What do you mean, your highness?"
Queen Serenity finally let the tears fall, knowing that a great tragedy was going to occur in the near future. That this tragedy would have the most effect on her daughter. "Please, Pluto, leave my daughter be. Let her be happy and start this new life."
"I'm sorry, your highness, but I can't do that. This world needs her and for that she must come back, and I will find her with the help of the other senshi, with or without your consent."
Queen Serenity, with pain and sorrow embedded in her face studied Pluto. "You are going to regret your actions Pluto. My daughter will hate you."
Pluto winced at her words, but straightened herself, as if the words had meant nothing. "I'm sorry your highness, but this is how it must be." And with that Pluto disappeared from the Time Gates.
"I'm sorry, my dear bunny, but I tried. I can't do anything else. Everything is now up to you." Queen Serenity whispered in pain.
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This is so boring. How could Milliardo do this to me? Does he want me to die of boredom or something? That would be cruel. Usagi thought, and with that a pout erupted from her features.
She was moping. She hated history. Her theory was that if it happened a long time ago, then it should be left at just that. No need for them to learn about it.
What time is it? Yes, only a few more minutes then this dreaded class is over. But then I have math... I'll probably end up falling asleep at that class. Oh crap.
The teacher just kept on droning on and on. Not a single word had made its way into Usagi's head. Which meant that she hadn't learnt anything. Damn... Then the sacred bell rang, reminding people that it was finally the end of class. Everybody practically ran out, she would have cried and jumped in joy except she heard.
"Ms. Merquise, will you stay after class, I need to give you all the necessary work that you have missed."
Usagi practically took forever to get to the front of the class, her feet dragging on the floor. When she got there she got presented with an unbelievable amount of paper work she would need to know to catch up. "I'm afraid that you would have to know all this material, Ms. Merquise. So you better start studying." Study... the most dreaded word in the dictionary aside from homework that is.
"Yes, Mr. Lee." Then he promptly nodded his head and left the class.
She looked at the stack of paper and had a sudden urge to just throw it all in a fireplace or something. Somewhere... where she would never have to set her eyes on it ever again.
Usagi was just going to leave when she felt another presence in the classroom. She turned around and was surprised to find the boy that seemed awfully familiar in the room. She studied him.
His dark brown hair hanging over his eyes, giving him a dangerous, but alluring look and his prussian blue eyes that seemed masked, but just seemed to add to the mystery of him. He was tall compared to her and looked very well built, but not too much to look bulky. In other words, he was absolutely gorgeous.
Why is he looking at me like that? Is that... no that can't be what I see in his eyes. He can't be feeling that for me, I don't even know him... but why do I feel like I've known him my whole life?
She finally found her voice and choked out a, "Hi."
Heero looked at her uncertainly. It seems like she doesn't even know me. As if, she's never seen me before...but could that be possible, could she have forgotten about me?
Worry and pain emerged from his heart. And then he answered her greeting. "Hello."
Usagi suddenly felt shy, not knowing what to say or do. Why must he insist on looking at me like that? Its unnerving... but so right? She shook her head to get rid of the thought and replied. "I'm Usagi Merquise, who are you?"
She doesn't remember me... "You mean you don't remember me?" His voice slightly quivering, fearing her answer.
"I knew it. You seemed so familiar. I knew that I just had to have known you." Usagi cried out in triumph.
"What do you mean?" Heero asked. He already speculated what the answer was, but needed to hear it from her, to confirm it.
"Oh, I have amnesia. I was found by Milliardo and Noin and I've been..."
Heero didn't hear her anymore. He shook his head in disbelief, refusing to acknowledge what she had just told him.
Usagi peered at him curiously. He was in his own world, not hearing a word that she was saying. He looked like he was in pain and she had the sudden urge to just embrace him and try to kiss his troubles away. She immediately got rid of those thoughts and tried to shake him out of his reverie.
"Hey, are you okay?" She went to shake his shoulder, but as soon as she touched him, it seemed as if someone had just electrocuted her insides or something. It was an unusual feeling, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. She couldn't decipher it, but it worked. He immediately looked up. "So what's your name?"
"Heero Yuy." He replied, surprising her with how different his voice sounded. He sounded cold and unfeeling... and it scared her.
She cleared her throat and tried to find the courage to talk. "Well, Heero... I'm sorry for not remembering you, but since we knew each other before, we can get to know each other again. So it would be like starting over, what do you say?" She asked, giving him her brightest smile.
And to her surprise and utter amazement, he smiled back. A slow smile, that looked like it was rarely used. Oh Kami, he's gorgeous. "Yes, I'd like that."
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"Mamoru-san!"
"How could you have done that to Usako? Have you no heart?" He cried out in rage, ready to strike the next person he came across.
Fear overtook the many occupants in the shrine, but not all showed it. Questions were then asked rapidly at Mamoru.
"What are you doing here?"
"When did you get here?"
"How did you know?"
"Who told you?"
Mamoru angered that his questions were answered by questions yelled. "SHUT UP!"
The room immediately fell silent. All were now fearing the rage of the Prince of Earth.
"Now, I want you to all listen. I want to know exactly what happened to Usako and why I never received any sort of phone call from any of you, informing me of what happened." He replied coldly, barely restraining his anger.
Silence greeted him. No one knew what to say. Mamoru infuriated with no one answering him was actually changing forms while his anger got the best of him. One minute Mamoru stood there, then was replaced by Tuxedo Kamen, then Prince Endymion.
"Please Prince Endymion, calm down. Your anger will get you nowhere."
He turned his head savagely to the voice. "Sailor Pluto, I want answers, now."
Pluto de-transformed and sighed, and then started retelling the story.
When the tale was finally told, Mamoru's anger had not diminished. He stood there, like a fire that could not be extinguished. Then finally he broke down. Tears making its way down his face. Pain and sorrow etched in his face. "Why? Why couldn't you just let her be. Even I had accepted it. Why couldn't you?"
The senshi were cut off guard by what he had just said. They never knew that he knew...
Rei finally managed to find her voice and ask the question that lingered in all their minds. "You mean, you knew about it?"
"Of course, I knew. She told me herself. Usako and I were never in love. At least not in this lifetime. We saw ourselves more as siblings than lovers." He whispered tiredly.
"But if you knew... that means that you were alright with it. You had no problems with it whatsoever." Minako replied.
Mamoru gave her a tired look. "Of course, I was alright with it. I wanted her to be happy. And if that Heero guy made her happy, then it was fine with me. Usako was... no is my family. I wanted what was best for her and this guy was what she wanted and needed and I was glad for her."
He looked at all of them, staring them down. They all looked away, ashamed.
"How did you find out? I mean, who told you?" Makoto asked.
"Luna and Artemis. They somehow found a way to get to me in America." Silence overtook the room once more. "But now she's gone... and it's all because of all of you. Oh Kami, she's dead. I lost my family once more." He silently cried out.
"Not necessarily."
Everyone turned to look at Setsuna. Surprise and unbridled hope written all over their faces.
"What do you mean by that Setsuna? Don't you dare start playing games with me." Mamoru threatened.
"I'm not playing games with you, Mamoru-san." She took a deep breath and looked everyone in the eye, something akin to happiness shown in her dark maroon eyes. "Usagi-chan... our Princess... is alive."
So what did you all think? I hope you guys liked it....and look I made it longer than my previous chapter. Just for all of you, cuz you guys were so nice in reviewing. Please keep on reviewing. I'll get the chapters out sooner if you do.
~Akiko