Chapter 6
Uranus whipped around seeing Neptune doing the same. They started running towards the one who screamed. The rest of the inners along with Tuxedo Kamen followed the first scream. They had thought it was just a scream when Mars had gotten hurt. The youma disappeared so they slowed.
Uranus was probably 15 feet away when she saw the condition all of them were in. She hadn't seen Usagi yet so she picked up the pace. Fear gripping her heart making her run even faster, leaving a bewildered Neptune behind. That was when she saw it. Usagi in the arms of her love. She gasped. "Koneko?" It had barley made it out of her throat. She started crying in spite of herself. "No, no, NO. Koneko. It can't be." Neptune arrived and seeing Uranus in a state of distress and embraced her. To say it was uncharacteristic was an understatement.
Neptune had seen and she was crying herself. Uranus couldn't try and comfort her. She wasn't going to be helpful in the mean time. She moved out of her embrace. She plunked down to Usagi. Ungracefully I might add. Sitting, she grabbed her princess's hand. She may not have been there as long as the others thought but she did have a special place in her heart for the little ordangoed princess. As she caressed her hand she thought of how fragile she always was. When ever she hugged her she always thought she would crush her or break all her bones in a single hug. So much time wasted when she wanted to just show her feelings to her and open up. Hug her the way even Jupiter got to do without being afraid. But alas she was gone. Uranus had yet to buy into it.
Uranus rubbed Usagi's hand against her cheek. Hoping to warm it up. Even as she did so she realized it lacked the normal warmth it usually possessed and shined with. It must look odd. All the senshi, even the ones who leave directly after battle, surrounding a single girl. No more than 16.
"Come on Koneko, I know you can pull through this. If any one can it would be you. PLEASE. I'll hug you, and stop thinking of this fragile girl who you can't push to hard or it will break. I know you're strong. I just never wanted to believe it. Please Koneko. If you make it through this I'll even teach you how to drive. Like you always wanted. I know Mamoru would freak but that will be all the more fun, ne?" Uranus whispered in her ear. Gently caressing her face.
She looked up to see the rest had all sat down around them. Mars and herself where the ones holding her hands. Tuxedo Kamen the rest of her. Venus was at her side also just staring at her face. "Come, Koneko. All your friends are here. They haven't died, they all want you to come back to us." Uranus said sitting back farther. "We need you. Not for fights. I'm sure the rest of the senshi would agree never to let you near a battle again. For all of us please come back." Uranus let out a huge sob. She could no longer control her tears to the minimum but it was now a full flood. There was no comfort to be given nor to be received if there was.
You MUST be hating me by now, I have so much more I can do. It's not so repetitive as SOME stories… Well enough bore. On with the next chapter, RIGHT? Oh and please REVIEW, or I won't post chapter 8!