Rei began to cry at the news of Ami's death. How could this happen? It made no sense
whatsoever. Rei looked at Minako, who was crying as well. Was there an attack of
some sort on her? Perhaps a youma? There were so many questions. Makoto and Seiya
appeared in the doorway of the living room.
"What happened?" Makoto exclaimed.
"Ami's...dead." Mina choked out between sobs.
"It happened so suddenly. I didn't even know she was sick." Rei softly said.
"You guys...she wasn't sick. Her death wasn't natural." Makoto said.
"Wha...what do you mean?" Mina sniffed as she looked up at Makoto.
"I dreamed it...last night." Makoto started to explain.
"You dreamed it? And why didn't you mention that last night? You know, maybe if you
hadn't been so ga-ga over Seiya, this could have been prevented!" erupted Rei.
"Stop! This is foolish! Don't be blaming her for this. She didn't think it would
actually happen. We have all been through enough! We thought this could wait until
morning. Makoto didn't want this to happen. There's no way of knowing that it would.
So lay off her!" Seiya screamed back at Rei.
"I'm sorry Makoto. I...I am just upset about it, that's all." Rei apologized.
"What happened...in the dream?" Mina asked.
"Yeah, maybe we can get some clues from it." Rei said.
"I was in a cage hanging above a large room. There were doorways all around. I was
gagged so no one could hear me. Ami walked in the room. She...she tried to analyze the
place with her computer. Then a general entered from the opposite side. Ami tried...
she started to do an attack, but stopped. I tried to get her attention, but she couldn't
hear or see me. She started to dance with the general. Then...then...he waved his hand
over her face and she fell limp. Oh god, it was so terrible!" Makoto cried.
Seiya put his arms around Makoto. Her tears fell onto his blue nightshirt. What should
I say, Seiya thought. There was nothing he could say. Seiya held onto Makoto tighter.
Then the idea came. They needed to get away from the situation. At least, for right
now. Their heads weren't clear to think of a good strategy. The amusement park.
That was what they needed, at least for a few hours.
"We can't think of this right now. Our heads aren't clear. We will become irrational.
We need to get our minds as far away as possible for right now. At least for a few hours.
Let's go to the amusement park." Seiya suggested.
"What the hell are you thinking Seiya. This is important! We don't know when the next
strike will be!" Rei exclaimed.
"Wait a moment. I think I know what Seiya's thinking. It sounds like a good idea."
Makoto said as she looked up from Seiya's now soaked shoulder.
"What? Are you crazy Makoto?" Mina exclaimed.
"No...I understand. If we attack this problem right now, in our current states, we will
lose. Our minds are clouded by what happened. Seiya isn't saying forget about it. He
is saying that we need to clear our minds. Then tonight we can tackle this problem without
wearing ourselves down." Makoto explained.
"Oh, I see. Okay." Rei said.
The four exited the tram and went up the stairs with all of the other passengers. Funland
Amusement Park was just ahead of them. Somehow, the amusement park did not seem so
amusing. How could we have fun at a time like this Mina thought. Shrugging her shoulders,
she entered the park behind Rei, Makoto, and Seiya. Once inside, the group found a bench
and sat down to check to park map. The park was huge. Finally, they decided to go to the
Water Canyon section. Ami-chan, Makoto thought. Her element.
The first ride they came upon was Icy Rapids Canyon. They boarded the four-person raft
and started down the rapids. Makoto sat next to Seiya, while Minako sat next to Rei.
Mina put her hand into the water and quickly withdrew it. The rest of the raft giggled.
"Guess they don't call it Icy Rapids Canyon for nothing." Rei giggled.
"Oh yeah? Here's for laughing at me Rei!" Minako yelled as she splashed Rei with the
ice-cold water.
"Mina! You'll pay for that!" Rei yelled back as she got ready to fling water back at Mina.
"Oh my gosh! Here comes the rapids and waterfalls!" Makoto screamed as Mina and Rei got
totally drenched in a waterfall.
The next turn saw Makoto soaked by a water geyser. Seiya still had seemed to escape
without getting drenched. There was only one more curve, loaded with waterfalls and
geysers for a final soaking. Maybe we shouldn't have gone on this first Makoto thought.
We're going to be freezing. Then Makoto saw her chance to soak Seiya. If she drew him
closer to her, he would get completely drenched by the waterfall her and Mina were about
to go under. Thinking quickly, Makoto pulled Seiya close to her and kissed him. It
worked like a charm!
"Shimata." Seiya whispered, water dripping from his head.
Seiya gave in to his urges. He drew Makoto close to him. With his hand, he caressed her
face and drew her closer to his lips. Makoto closed her eyes as his lips met hers. For a
moment, there was nothing in the world but Seiya. Her head unclouded and a surge of red
hot energy rushed through her. All of a sudden, coldness. Another waterfall. Rei and
Mina laughed at the drenched Makoto and Seiya. The ride was over.
All through the next 3 rides, Makoto couldn't stop thinking of Seiya. When they kissed, a
feeling rushed through her like no other she had ever felt. She knew that Seiya had felt
it as well. His kisses were so intense that it made Makoto a bit dizzy. Lightheaded. He
held her hand now, and it seemed more like a regular relationship. Enough that she forgot
what they were. What they stood for. She even began to forget about the recent events.
Finally, Makoto was truly happy.
After stopping for a crepe at a vender cart, the group decided to sit down for a while.
They had been through half of the park. It would be getting dark in two hours. Mina had
found some admirers, who were now tagging along with them. The two men were Americans
visiting France for a week. One was blonde and the other was brown-haired. They hung on
every word Minako uttered.
Rei was even in good spirits. She laughed at everything that was said in the group.
Everything was going well. Then, Makoto saw what she couldn't understand. Her whole
world seemed to crash inside her. A group of guys stood in line at the vending cart they
had just come from. One guy in particular stood out among them. As the group left, the
guy turned to look at Makoto...and walked away.
"Mako-kun? Mako-kun!" Seiya yelled as he shook Makoto back to the present.
"Huh?" Makoto replied in a half-trance.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Minako asked with a worried expression on her face.
"Did you have another vision? A dream? Makoto, what's wrong?" Rei pleaded.
"I...uh..." Makoto started, then turned to see their worried expressions, "It wasn't a
dream or a vision of that sort. I...I thought I saw somebody. It's nothing. I'm sure I
didn't see..."
Makoto stopped herself. She couldn't say his name. Not here. Not now. Not in front of
Seiya. It would hurt him. If she told them who it was, she might lose Seiya forever.
Tears started to well up in her eyes. She could feel them. Makoto excused herself from
the table and went into the bathroom by the vending cart. She could let it all out there.
Soon, Rei came into the bathroom. She found Makoto at the sink crying. What had happened?
Rei went over to Makoto and patted her on the back. Makoto flung around and grasped on to
Rei. How could she tell Seiya that she had seen him? She knew it was him, but why? Rei
let go of Makoto as she stopped crying. Makoto looked at Rei.
"What happened? Are you alright, really?" Rei asked in a quiet voice.
"Rei-chan...I saw him." Makoto said as a few tears trickled down her face.
"Who? Who did you see?" Rei asked.
"Shinozaki." Makoto said.
* * * * *
whatsoever. Rei looked at Minako, who was crying as well. Was there an attack of
some sort on her? Perhaps a youma? There were so many questions. Makoto and Seiya
appeared in the doorway of the living room.
"What happened?" Makoto exclaimed.
"Ami's...dead." Mina choked out between sobs.
"It happened so suddenly. I didn't even know she was sick." Rei softly said.
"You guys...she wasn't sick. Her death wasn't natural." Makoto said.
"Wha...what do you mean?" Mina sniffed as she looked up at Makoto.
"I dreamed it...last night." Makoto started to explain.
"You dreamed it? And why didn't you mention that last night? You know, maybe if you
hadn't been so ga-ga over Seiya, this could have been prevented!" erupted Rei.
"Stop! This is foolish! Don't be blaming her for this. She didn't think it would
actually happen. We have all been through enough! We thought this could wait until
morning. Makoto didn't want this to happen. There's no way of knowing that it would.
So lay off her!" Seiya screamed back at Rei.
"I'm sorry Makoto. I...I am just upset about it, that's all." Rei apologized.
"What happened...in the dream?" Mina asked.
"Yeah, maybe we can get some clues from it." Rei said.
"I was in a cage hanging above a large room. There were doorways all around. I was
gagged so no one could hear me. Ami walked in the room. She...she tried to analyze the
place with her computer. Then a general entered from the opposite side. Ami tried...
she started to do an attack, but stopped. I tried to get her attention, but she couldn't
hear or see me. She started to dance with the general. Then...then...he waved his hand
over her face and she fell limp. Oh god, it was so terrible!" Makoto cried.
Seiya put his arms around Makoto. Her tears fell onto his blue nightshirt. What should
I say, Seiya thought. There was nothing he could say. Seiya held onto Makoto tighter.
Then the idea came. They needed to get away from the situation. At least, for right
now. Their heads weren't clear to think of a good strategy. The amusement park.
That was what they needed, at least for a few hours.
"We can't think of this right now. Our heads aren't clear. We will become irrational.
We need to get our minds as far away as possible for right now. At least for a few hours.
Let's go to the amusement park." Seiya suggested.
"What the hell are you thinking Seiya. This is important! We don't know when the next
strike will be!" Rei exclaimed.
"Wait a moment. I think I know what Seiya's thinking. It sounds like a good idea."
Makoto said as she looked up from Seiya's now soaked shoulder.
"What? Are you crazy Makoto?" Mina exclaimed.
"No...I understand. If we attack this problem right now, in our current states, we will
lose. Our minds are clouded by what happened. Seiya isn't saying forget about it. He
is saying that we need to clear our minds. Then tonight we can tackle this problem without
wearing ourselves down." Makoto explained.
"Oh, I see. Okay." Rei said.
The four exited the tram and went up the stairs with all of the other passengers. Funland
Amusement Park was just ahead of them. Somehow, the amusement park did not seem so
amusing. How could we have fun at a time like this Mina thought. Shrugging her shoulders,
she entered the park behind Rei, Makoto, and Seiya. Once inside, the group found a bench
and sat down to check to park map. The park was huge. Finally, they decided to go to the
Water Canyon section. Ami-chan, Makoto thought. Her element.
The first ride they came upon was Icy Rapids Canyon. They boarded the four-person raft
and started down the rapids. Makoto sat next to Seiya, while Minako sat next to Rei.
Mina put her hand into the water and quickly withdrew it. The rest of the raft giggled.
"Guess they don't call it Icy Rapids Canyon for nothing." Rei giggled.
"Oh yeah? Here's for laughing at me Rei!" Minako yelled as she splashed Rei with the
ice-cold water.
"Mina! You'll pay for that!" Rei yelled back as she got ready to fling water back at Mina.
"Oh my gosh! Here comes the rapids and waterfalls!" Makoto screamed as Mina and Rei got
totally drenched in a waterfall.
The next turn saw Makoto soaked by a water geyser. Seiya still had seemed to escape
without getting drenched. There was only one more curve, loaded with waterfalls and
geysers for a final soaking. Maybe we shouldn't have gone on this first Makoto thought.
We're going to be freezing. Then Makoto saw her chance to soak Seiya. If she drew him
closer to her, he would get completely drenched by the waterfall her and Mina were about
to go under. Thinking quickly, Makoto pulled Seiya close to her and kissed him. It
worked like a charm!
"Shimata." Seiya whispered, water dripping from his head.
Seiya gave in to his urges. He drew Makoto close to him. With his hand, he caressed her
face and drew her closer to his lips. Makoto closed her eyes as his lips met hers. For a
moment, there was nothing in the world but Seiya. Her head unclouded and a surge of red
hot energy rushed through her. All of a sudden, coldness. Another waterfall. Rei and
Mina laughed at the drenched Makoto and Seiya. The ride was over.
All through the next 3 rides, Makoto couldn't stop thinking of Seiya. When they kissed, a
feeling rushed through her like no other she had ever felt. She knew that Seiya had felt
it as well. His kisses were so intense that it made Makoto a bit dizzy. Lightheaded. He
held her hand now, and it seemed more like a regular relationship. Enough that she forgot
what they were. What they stood for. She even began to forget about the recent events.
Finally, Makoto was truly happy.
After stopping for a crepe at a vender cart, the group decided to sit down for a while.
They had been through half of the park. It would be getting dark in two hours. Mina had
found some admirers, who were now tagging along with them. The two men were Americans
visiting France for a week. One was blonde and the other was brown-haired. They hung on
every word Minako uttered.
Rei was even in good spirits. She laughed at everything that was said in the group.
Everything was going well. Then, Makoto saw what she couldn't understand. Her whole
world seemed to crash inside her. A group of guys stood in line at the vending cart they
had just come from. One guy in particular stood out among them. As the group left, the
guy turned to look at Makoto...and walked away.
"Mako-kun? Mako-kun!" Seiya yelled as he shook Makoto back to the present.
"Huh?" Makoto replied in a half-trance.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Minako asked with a worried expression on her face.
"Did you have another vision? A dream? Makoto, what's wrong?" Rei pleaded.
"I...uh..." Makoto started, then turned to see their worried expressions, "It wasn't a
dream or a vision of that sort. I...I thought I saw somebody. It's nothing. I'm sure I
didn't see..."
Makoto stopped herself. She couldn't say his name. Not here. Not now. Not in front of
Seiya. It would hurt him. If she told them who it was, she might lose Seiya forever.
Tears started to well up in her eyes. She could feel them. Makoto excused herself from
the table and went into the bathroom by the vending cart. She could let it all out there.
Soon, Rei came into the bathroom. She found Makoto at the sink crying. What had happened?
Rei went over to Makoto and patted her on the back. Makoto flung around and grasped on to
Rei. How could she tell Seiya that she had seen him? She knew it was him, but why? Rei
let go of Makoto as she stopped crying. Makoto looked at Rei.
"What happened? Are you alright, really?" Rei asked in a quiet voice.
"Rei-chan...I saw him." Makoto said as a few tears trickled down her face.
"Who? Who did you see?" Rei asked.
"Shinozaki." Makoto said.
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