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Author's Notes: Thank you everyone for all the wonderful reviews! And thank Silva-chan (silva star) for this chapter cuz she's the reason why I got this out in the first place!!!!! You owe me a chapter Silva-chan!!!! ^^ Oh yeah, Happy Birthday Mingming-chan!!!!
A Missing Heart
Chapter 10
Usagi was unsure of all the images that she had witnessed. It just didn't make sense to her. She didn't know whether to believe it or to just ignore it. To believe that perhaps she had lived through all those things or to ignore it and think of it as something as nothing else but dreams.
But for some reason, the images didn't seem like they were just a dream. She was more than certain that she was going to somehow find out the truth of her past through these flashbacks... and that they would somehow haunt her... and bring trouble and misfortune onto her...
She interrupted from her thinking when a bright light appeared. A bright light that just seemed to chase away the darkness that she was in. She tried desperately to reach the light, but it seemed to escape her.
Afraid of being left in the darkness forever she made a grab for the light and disappeared. At the touch of the light, she felt calm, a feeling of love and serenity washing over her.
She opened her eyes briefly to see a pair of lavender eyes looking at her lovingly, but after that she had lost sight of everything and had indeed started falling.
Usagi just kept on falling. Falling into nothingness... After touching the light she had begun to fall... and now she had stopped.
After realizing that she had definitely stopped falling, she opened her eyes to only close them once more. She opened them once again and only hoped that she wasn't seeing things. "Milliardo?"
Milliardo nodded, sighing in relief to see that she was alright. "So how are you?"
Usagi blinked again, trying to get use to the lighting of the room. "Would it be bad if I said that I can't seem to get rid of all the black dots that for some odd reason look like dancing cats that are currently in my line of vision?"
He chuckled, relief washing over him, knowing that she was indeed alright. Then his face transformed, after remembering that he had still not been informed of the reason as to why she had fainted. "What happened?"
"I don't really know..." She replied uncertainly. "I was just suddenly bombarded with images of what I think was my past, and I guess I couldn't handle it... and fainted."
He looked at her surprised, then nodded understandingly, and then asked. "What triggered the images?"
Usagi looked at him uncertainly, not knowing if she should tell him the truth. "Relena."
Milliardo looked at her startled. What did Relena do? "What?"
"She triggered the images..."
He shook his head. "No, what I meant was what did she do?"
Usagi looked uncomfortable under the gaze. She didn't want to make Relena seem bad in front of her own brother, but she didn't know what else to do. Milliardo could see through her so easily if she lied.
Milliardo looked at her impatiently. "What did she do Usagi?"
She looked at him uncertainly, not sure of what to say. "It was nothing... you don't have to worry about it..."
"What did she do Usagi?" His voice was deathly calm, scaring her. She didn't know whether he was mad at her or Relena. He looked at her and sighed. "Usagi, I'm not mad at you. I just want to know what my dear sister did to cause you to get flashbacks when you haven't had them for the past year... and also undoubtedly causing you to faint. So what happened?"
"Nothing happened..."
"Don't lie to me Usagi..."
Usagi looked at him pained. She didn't want to make Relena seem like such a bitch with her own brother... but still she should tell Milliardo what happened. Sometimes I'm too nice for my own good. She thought, inwardly smiling at the thought.
But before she could answer the door had opened revealing Heero... causing her heart to immediately start racing. The mere sight of him made her feel... alive.
But Milliardo immediately tensed beside her causing her to wonder of what had happened between them...
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Minako finally let loose her happy, bubbly personality once more and let out a big smile. "That doesn't matter! Now let's go find Usa-chan!!!!"
Laughter was then heard in the room as Queen Serenity let out a small laugh. "You have not changed at all Minako."
Minako immediately started blushing, finding her feet suddenly so interesting.
Luna and Artemis looked at Minako and let out a small smile... Minako had reminded them so much of Usagi just then. Luna then cleared her throat and asked. "So what happens now, Queen Serenity?"
"I'll send you there now."
Mamoru looked up surprised. "Now?"
Queen Serenity nodded her head. "Yes now. It would be best if you get a head start over the other senshi. To get to know Usagi there since she doesn't remember any of you and to protect her from them."
Mamoru nodded his head in acceptance, inwardly joyful that he was going to see his Usako... his family once again. "Let's go then."
Everyone nodded their heads and crowded around Queen Serenity. "Brace yourselves everyone... I don't have a lot of energy left so you may land somewhere unexpected, but you'll be close to Usagi... I guarantee you that."
And with that said, they all disappeared in a flash of light.
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As Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei were making their way back to class, they finally noticed that Heero had not been following them.
"Where is he?" Quatre asked, voicing his concern. His blue green eyes shining with worry.
Wufei snorted. "Probably with that baka onna."
"We should go check on him." Quatre replied and was already walking away to the nurse's office before either Trowa or Wufei could say a word.
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Duo looked around the room.
He was confused, beyond confused. It wasn't every day that he woke up in the nurse's office without any knowledge of how and why he was there in the first place. What the hell happened? He touched his aching head, and found a bump that had not been originally there. What the...
The nurse then came in, interrupting his train of thought. She looked at him and smiled sweetly. She looked to be in her mid-thirties with dark brown hair and equally dark blue eyes. "So how do you feel?" She asked.
He groaned and replied. "My head hurts."
She laughed softly. "Well, that's to be expected. I heard that you fainted and hit your head slightly when you fell onto the ground."
Duo looked up at her surprised. Then it finally dawned on him of what had happened... and he whined. "I fainted!! How could I have fainted??"
The nurse then again chuckled. "Well I was told that you were given quite a scare."
Duo then shivered, remembering the face that had greeted him right before he had become unconscious. You have no idea, lady. He thought, still not able to believe that he had fainted.
The nurse then spoke once more breaking him from his reverie. "Well, I believe one of your friends is still here. And the girl that was brought in, is here as well with Mr. Peacecraft."
He looked up surprised at the news. "So I can leave?"
"Of course you can. I have no reason to keep you here any longer. So just make sure to take care of yourself, Mr. Maxwell." With that said, she left the room.
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"So how long do you think it would take before we find her?"
Setsuna looked at Michiru quietly, noticing the hope seen in those aquamarine eyes. "It all depends on if we pull together. We have to all work together... that's the only way that we could achieve anything."
"But are you sure that we could even find Koneko-chan?" Haruka asked, while keeping her eyes on the road.
Setsuna looked at her sharply. "We can, as long as we don't give up. I don't know about you... but I won't."
Michiru and Haruka nodded, while Hotaru silently looked out of the car window as Haruka drove them all home.
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"Heero..." Usagi whispered softly, not being able to control her voice. He affected her in such a way that she couldn't comprehend. She couldn't control her emotions or herself whenever he was around.
"Are you alright?" He asked, surprising Milliardo with the concern in his voice. His prussian blue eyes held nothing else but concern for her.
Usagi nodded her head. "Yeah, I'm alright. I'm a little dizzy, but other than that, I'm alright."
The tension is the room was deafening. It was silent... no one knew what to say. Milliardo kept on glaring at Heero and vice versa. Usagi just looked at them confused, but didn't want to bother and ask them of what had happened. Afraid that she might start something.
Before she could stop herself, her mind started to wonder. To the images that she had witnessed while she was unconscious and to the meaning of it all. She couldn't explain them or make sense of any of it.
She wasn't sure whether to tell Milliardo about them or to just leave it be. She felt that she had to tell him since he was in her vision. And he was my... or this Serenity girl's brother. And everyone else in the flashbacks, she didn't remember them... didn't recall seeing any of them before.
She was suddenly brought out of her trance by knocks on the closed door and voices that were heard behind them. Suddenly the door opened, revealing Quatre, Trowa, Wufei, and Duo. She looked at them surprised, but before her, Milliardo or Heero could say a word... a flash of light was seen blinding them.
Voices were then heard. Voices that none of them could identify.
"Mamoru-san!! Get off me!!" A girl's voice was heard.
"Sorry, sorry... but I can't see anything at the moment."
"Artemis! Get your furry claws off me this instant!"
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!!"
All of them were confused as they heard the voices argue. As the light died down, all were on guard. Heero, Trowa, Milliardo, and Duo had taken out their guns. While Wufei had taken out his katana. Usagi looked at them confused, not at all affected by the sight of the weapons.
As everyone adjusted their visions. They were surprised to see a dark haired young man in his early twenties, a blonde teen, and two cats in the middle of the room.
Usagi looked at them and gasped. She knew them... she knew she did. They seemed so familiar to her. And that man, he was in the flashbacks and so was the girl and the two cats. She couldn't seem to find her voice to talk... she hadn't expected to see them.
Before anyone could say a word, the blonde had immediately gotten to her feet, took a look around the room. Surprise clearly shown in her features. As her eyes reached Usagi's figure, they increased in size and before Usagi knew it she was being tackled in a hug by the blonde teen.
"USAGI!!!"
SO?? What you all think? The ending wasn't that bad compared to the others that I have left before. *laughs* Hope you guys like! PLEASE REVIEW!! Thanx.
~Akiko