v^_^V! I'm already back, and damn me to hell if I don't finish this chapter! *Hops* Of course, that could never happen 'cos I'ma perfect little angel. *Halo gleams* ^_^v! Besides, I've taken care of the brat for too long to be cast out! *Smirks at the pouting Chibi Angel*


Notes to the readers: mairz87....!! *Hugglez and a tackle glomp* Arigato!!!!!! ^_^;!!!! I like, died of happiness when I read your review, thnx hunni! ^^! Seito no Senshi, my first reviewer of the chapter! Thank you!!! I'll keep going just for you! ^_~ Sailor Chibi Star Fighter-- AUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!! You reviewed my story!!!! One of my favoritest authors ever reviewed my story!!!!!! *Tackle* *Sighs* I think I should start to write, thanks to everyone else, too! I'll mention you if you review again!!!!!!! ^_^;; Sorry, I'm hyper.

Note added later-*Bows rapidly* All my love to Silvermoon maru!!! Arigato!! ^^!

Oh, later note... A lil teeny bit graphic with the throwin' up part again, I'm warning now. ^_^;; It might sorta make you a little sick but I really tried not to make it super gross, I just called, um, the result, "it". ^^; Also, the rating for this story just went up to R. That's pretty strong, but it's got some language, pretty minor but it might get more intense, and obviously the binging stuff. So I wanted to be safe.

Mmm, later note, AGAIN -_-;;;;; To all the Seiya fans beggin' for a Usa/Seiya: *BAWLS* Where WERE you guys when I had the contest to decide between an Usa/Mamoru and a Usa/Seiya?! *Cries* I only got like, 2 votes at the time! Ah, well. *Sighs* There's a bit of Sei/Usa, neway...

Goodbye, Usagi
Chapter Twelve
Hospital Emergency


~*USAGI'S POV*~


I stumbled out of Ivy's pink bathroom the next day after at least fifteen minutes of puking. It had taken longer then usual for it to come up this time, which was strange, and it seemed to be sort of a funny color. Taking another step, I suddenly found myself crashing against the wall. God, I was dizzy.

"Ivy?" I called out, the hallway spinning in front of me. It looked like her pastel pink wallpaper was spilling down the wall and swirling with the platinum carpet, I blinked in confusion. There was no answer. "Ivy!" I was starting to panic, I was freezing cold and couldn't see straight, and my roommate was no where to be seen. "I-Ivy..." I felt myself swaying, and then the incredibly hard ground rushed up to meet me. Blackness settled in, and I knew no more.


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~*SEIYA'S POV*~


"--so she was like--" Ugh. Yaten was starting yet *another* long, boring story. Quickly I cut him off. "Look, there's Odango's door!" I'm not sure, but I'm almost *positive* I heard Taiki sigh with relief. Just as we approached and I raised my hand to knock, a flustered looking blonde hurled herself down the corridor and in front of us.

"Ivy," I scowled. "What do you want?"

"What do *you* want?" She countered, turning to unlock her door with a freezing glare at us.

"We wanna see Usagi, duh." Yaten retorted childishly, trying to push past her into the apartment. For a second I thought the girl was going to snap, "Well, Usagi doesn't want to see YOU," but she didn't.

"Wait here," She answered instead, with a resigned yawn. She shut the door in our faces, but hey, who was I to complain? She was getting Odango, what more did I want? Yaten started bitching anyways, but we both ignored her.

After a few minutes of waiting and footshifting, the door opened again. Ivy's already alabaster complexion was so pale she looked like snow or something. My companions looked nonplussed and even a little bored, but I felt a nervous shifting in my stomach and grabbed onto her upper arms; the other two looked surprised.

"Seiya--?" Taiki started, but I was busy staring into Ivy's frightened eyes and shaking her almost violently. "What's wrong?" I demanded; my voice was too loud. The other doors started opening and thousands of gorgeous girls stepped out, glaring at us--was this the Models Building? It didn't matter. "Where's Odango?"

Ivy let out a gasping sob, not even noticing the bruises I was leaving on her delicate arms or just how hard I was rattling her. "She's--she's--" A pointed finger in the general direction of the door, I released her roughly and she fell to the ground with a sob. Immediately the model-types started vallying around her, glaring at me and jostling for positions. I heard more then one of them tell her not to cry because she'd "absolutely RUIN her makeup"--I snorted, but didn't stop. I don't know what I expected inside, but it was more along the lines of a note from Usagi saying that the presence of us three irresistably sexy--well, one irresistably sexy and two average, wink wink--men had made her realize how much she missed Japan, she was incurably grateful to Ivy for putting her up, but she had to go home again, and then the rest of us could return to Tokyo, be lavished in adoration, then go back to our own Princess.

I did *not* expect what I *did* find.

No, I didn't expect it at all.





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Seems like a good place to end, but that's far too short, so I press on. *Sigh* ^^;;;;; Isn't it sad how AMAZING AUTHORS LIKE LiR, can put out a chapter a day, but they're still longer and better then mine? ^_~; Speaking of, GO READ LiR's fics! She's the MASTER! ^_^v
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~*AUTHOR'S POV*~

Usagi sat up and opened her eyes blearily a few hours and was greeted with the pale, overly worried face of Seiya. For a moment she thought she was back in Tokyo and automatically turned her head to look for the familiar dark good looks that echoed Seiya's own, though minus the ponytail and sexily cocky expression. Instead, Ivy's delicately anxious face stared back at her, and Usagi fell back against the pillow limply. "Hi, everyone," she said weakly, noting the other two Lights slightly behind Seiya, then started to ask where she was; the hard bed beneath her was most definitely *not* her warm, comfy bed at Ivy's house. But then she caught sight of the all white walls and sighed, sitting up again and pushing aside the long blonde tassles of hair tumbling over her shoulders and chest. No matter where she went--New York, Paris, Tokyo--hospitals were always the same. "Why am I *here*?"

"I'm glad you asked, Tsukino-san," a doctor in a white labcoat strode into the room and answered her question while all of her friends shifted uneasily, though Ivy looked decidedly angry and slightly worried. "In fact, we have something *very* important to discuss with you..."


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~*AUTHOR'S POV*~
"Luna, TELL me where Usako is!" Mamoru begged, tears of frustration springing to his eyes. For the thousandth time that day, the blackfurred guardian sighed, finally turning away from the minicomputer she was typing away at. An exasperated snap was about to be directed his way, until she spotted the crystalline liquid sparkling in his eyes, and relented immediately.

"Usagi is in New York," she said quietly, not wanting to betray her charge, but afraid for the destined future. "I was going to tell you soon anyway, Mamoru-san... Sestuna-san came to me this morning and told me that..." She hesitated.

"That what?" Mamoru demanded desperately, his cool, calm, and collected mask dropping for once.

"..." Yet another pause. Finally, Luna spoke, and her downcast red eyes were troubled. "Setsuna has told me that the timeline is diminishing before her very eyes, Mamoru-san. If you don't find Usagi and make things right... Crystal Tokyo will be erased forever, and cannot be retrieved, even if Usagi returns to you at a later date. Chibiusa will never come into existence..." Yet another long hesitation, only a sharp declaration from the tall man breaking it. "There is another disruption scheduled some time down the road. .. If you cannot revive Crystal Tokyo and Usagi's love for you, and Chibiusa does not come into play..." ANOTHER PAUSE. He was bloody sure his mind was going to explode. "You will die alone."

Mamoru's eyes widened and he stumbled back a step. "But...What about Usako?" He whispered rawly.

"..." The red eyes were deeply serious as they held his. "You will die alone."

Turning on his heel quickly, he stumbled, starting to run away, determined to get to Usagi before their love ran out of time. In his haste he'd forgotten to ask exactly how much time they *did* have, but this didn't occur to him and he didn't stop, until an exclaimtion of his name burst forth from behind him. He turned, shadowed eyes questioning. Luna's stare was cool, wise, and...Maybe a little sad?

"Don't hurt her again, Mamoru." She said, even while knowing that at one point down the road he would, unintentionally. "Please, don't ever hurt her again."

He nodded, and then disappeared into the night.






UGH! And after all that, it's still short. *Sweatdrops* Oh, well. At least I was a little bit quicker with the chapter this time, ne? I had previously started it the second I posted the last chapter, but got tired of writing. ^^;;;

OI, major snaps to Aqua Princess! I LOVE YOU, GIRL! ^^V Aqua said that my Runaway fic is one of the pioneers of Usa runaway fics!! *Big grin and a tackle glomp for her adored favorite writer* Mwah! ^_^v

Keep checking back for more G, U, okay, guys? Oh, and review me with some ideas, if you wanna! Ja! *Both angels wave*