Chapter Seven
Hehe...Well, hasn't it been a long time since I update this fic?;; Well I don't have much to say, but sorry for the wait.v
Disclaimer: I do not know Weiss Kreuz or Sailor Moon. Lyrics removed 4/30/05
Chapter seven Heaven Knows
She spotted her as she walked passed.
Since the moment the strange girl stepped into the building Serenity watched her. Endymion had left her on the children's floor, but she gotten bored, and decided to explode this thing her prince referred to as a hospital. Now, she wished she had stayed on the children's floor. Then she would have never seen ...her.
The girl was waiting for the evaluator, talking animatedly to her silent companion. Her long golden hair was neatly pulled back and fasten with twin barrettes. Her simple white sundress brought out her sparkling blue eyes, as her tiny hands tugged nervously at her blue cardigan. A charming picture indeed.
Serenity wanted to hate it.
The princess felt as though the wind had been knocked out of her. Every word that,. that girl had spoken come back in full force.
You're not suppose to be here...
As the Moon Princess, you're dead...
How you came to be...I don't know.
She had tried so hard, to disregard the words. Tried so hard to not believe, but how can you not believe when the proof was before you? "Iie..." The protest came out a small inaudible hiss, as she leaned against the wall her hand fisted. Those blue eyes...they were hers.
That girl was her.
Serenity caught sight of those familiar blue eyes, and shuddered. Matching confusion swam in those depths. Quickly she turned away, to catch sight of her hands. As if the girl wasn't enough... Completely translucent. Her hands were transparent as a ghost. It was as though the gods and goddesses were giving her signs, that she was not meant to be here.
How could that be?
Serenity was meant to be with her Endymion.
The normally mild tempered princess glared after the blonde as she entered the evaluator, missing as her hands returned to their solidified state. It didn't matter what was suppose to be...Serenity refused to let this Usagi have her Endymion.
Endymion was hers...Since they first meet...to this strange present. And no one else.
Usagi stared, in confusion as the silvery haired creature faded from view. For a moment, Usagi thought she was seeing things. How else could she explain that a beautiful girl was there one second and gone the next.
"Usagi."
Usagi looked up at the sound of her name and smiled up at the frowning Aya. Following him into the evaluator, Usagi pushed all thoughts about the strange girl from her mind. "Aya-kun?" Usagi spoke up. She waited until violet eyes were focused on her, "Who are you visiting?"
Aya looked away, his face revealing nothing. "That is none of your business."
Usagi wrinkled her nose. "You like saying that to me, don't you?"
"..."
"That's okay, though!" Usagi chirped, when they reached their floor. She grinned up at him, "One day I'll get you to say something nice to me!"
Aya said nothing as he stepped off the evaluator. If the little blonde wanted to believe that, that was her problem. He had better things to do, than recite meaningless words. "Are you coming?" Aya turned around, when he didn't hear the light tapping footsteps that came from Usagi's tiny black shoes. Usagi was staring at her reflection in the silver paneling of the evaluator.
She brushed her fingers across the metal, a strange look across her face. "I looked like her." She uttered softly, "Almost exactly like her..."
Aya angrily retraced his steps, slipping his hand between the doors just as they were about to close. "Baka!" He exclaimed jerking the blonde out.
Startled, Usagi looked up at Aya. "Gomen ne!" Usagi exclaimed, "...but didn't you see her! I looked so much like her..."
Aya didn't answer, just kept his grip on Usagi's upper arm as he walked the familiar path to his sister's hospital room. Usagi wisely said nothing else, keeping her thoughts to herself. Letting him guide her, Usagi studied his serious face. She hadn't meant to make him angry at her, but it was as though the closer they got to the hospital, the more disgruntle Aya became. Maybe she had made a mistake, asking to join him.
This was his burden...Unless Aya was willing to share, she had no right to be here. Usagi wouldn't mind sharing his burden, if it would ease his pain...
Usagi turned away a faint blush on her cheeks, when she finally noticed Aya looking back at her. Really, why was she thinking about Aya like that? It wasn't like she had a chance...
"Fujimiya-san!" A nurse called out. Aya barely acknowledged her as he stopped outside a door. "Fujimiya-san, your sister's doctor would like to speak with you. There have been some new developments, that I'm sure that you would like to know."
That had certainly earned his attention. A sister, Usagi thought. He must be care for her a lot... "Aya-kun?" Usagi tugged gently at the sleeve of his orange sweater, "I can wait in the waiting room, if you like."
Aya looked down at the little blonde. Usagi smiled up at him, though he could see the curiosity swimming in her blue eyes. "I'll be waiting! May we can get ice cream to celebrate the good news, ne?"
Aya didn't like the suggestion, but the situation with his sister was something he prefer to keep to himself. It was his mission to keep an eye on her, not let roam a hospital on her own. "Don't leave the floor," he ordered.
"Ay aye, Captain!" Usagi exclaimed, saluting him.
Aya scowled as Usagi bounced down the hall every now and then, turning to wave at him. Annoying little blonde...
"Fujimiya-san?" Pulling his thoughts back from Usagi, Aya turned to face his sister's doctor. "It's nice to see you again. I have what I believe will be good news. If you'll follow me?"
Well that sound better than more bad news, Aya thought as stepped into his sister's room.
Usagi fidgeted uncomfortably in her seat. Glancing out into the hallway, Usagi was tempted to explore her surroundings. Considering the fact that Aya hadn't been very pleased with the evaluator incident, Usagi could be pretty sure that getting lost in the hospital wasn't a good idea. Sighing, she turned to look at the pile of children toys sitting in one of the corners of the waiting room. Soon Usagi found herself building a multi-colored house out of Legos.
"May I play with you?"
Usagi looked up and smiled. A dark haired little girl in patient robes stood just outside the waiting room, her eyes flashed with joy when Usagi nodded in agreement. For a moment a pink haired girl filled her line of vision. Usagi stared at the girl, that replaced the dark haired little child, she could have sworn she seen the pink haired girl before. The strange girl smiled sadly at her as she blew her a kiss before vanishing into thin air.
"Are you okay?" The little girl lisped as she looked up at the pretty blonde, who was willing to play with her.
Usagi shook her head to clear her thoughts, only to stared at the dark haired child who now sat next to her. She was beginning to dislike this hospital. "N-nani?"
Big green eyes peered up at her, "Are you sick, too? I can get the nurse, I always know where she is."
Usagi blinked. "N-no, I'm fine." Usagi explained, "I just thought I saw someone."
"You saw Chibi Usa," The little girl stated as she added more Legos to Usagi's house. "She's my friend. No one believes that she's real, but I do. She's always here, when my mommy can't be. She says she waiting to say good-bye to her mommy."
Usagi once again looked at the spot where she'd seen Chibi Usa...
Good-bye...Momma...
... Small Lady...ChibiUsa...Sayonara...
He been through every floor twice and he still hadn't found her.
Mamoru glanced down at his watch, and gritted his teeth. His break was almost over, his monthly evaluation by the head of his department and the hospital director was in less then ten minutes, and still no sight of Serenity. Honestly how could one lose a silverly haired princess, someone like Serenity was bound to stick out like a sore thumb no matter the century. He was beginning to see the connection between Usagi and Serenity.
Serenity as regal and graceful as the princess that she was, also possessed an endless curiosity . A curiosity that could lead a sane man to jump off of Tokyo's highest skyscraper. Fortunately Serenity, who had her moments, was one never to ever hardly act without thinking unlike Usagi. Just nagged you until you answered all her questions Usagi...a bundle of curiosity and impulsiveness, that was the best way to describe her. It was one of the reason, one was drawn to Tsukino Usagi...
Mamoru peeked into a waiting room, and frowned. No Serenity.
"Ruri-chan, you're suppose to be in your room, not bothering others."
"But I want to play with Oneesan!"
" Don't be mad with her," Mamoru's head jerked up. There was no mistaking it. He knew that voice, "She was helping me build a house. Ruri-"
Three pairs of eyes stared at the raven haired man, as Mamoru stumbled into the waiting room. Her voice alone had been enough to knock him off kilter, her presence struck him dumb.
The old nurse frowned at the doctor, this wasn't his floor. "Dr. Chiba? Is something wrong?"
Mamoru didn't even hear her, as he slowly towards the blonde. All thoughts of Serenity vanished from his mind.
"D-do I know you?" Usagi, nervously back away. There was something familiar about this man, but that didn't stop her from being scared. She wanted to cry when her backside connected with the unadorned wall, the strange man was still moving forward. "Leave me alone!" Usagi exclaimed feebly. Why was she frightened of this stranger? Perhaps it was the way his hand reached up to caress her cheek or the dark look that flashed across his face, when she pushed his hand away. "Don't touch me!"
"Dr. Chiba!" The nurse spoke up, "Leave her alone! Can't you see that-!"
"SHUT UP!" Mamoru shouted, as his hands gripped Usagi's shoulders. "Usako...where have you've been?"
"Chiba! I'll report this conduct to the director!"
"Usako..."
In that brief moment, Usagi couldn't find her voice. Why was this stranger calling out to her? How could he know her? When it struck her. Her dream...
The man in armor...The black rose...The promise of death...It was him.
It was real.
She screamed.
The gods were mocking her.
They were toying her, reminding her of what she was suppose to be. Dead.
Serenity clutched her fists as she watched the scene unfold. For the first time pure jealousy ran amok in her body. She, so badly wanted to pull that girl away. The princess knew it wasn't the girl's fault, but it was easier to believe that it was. It was easier to hold on to one person, she been so sure of...
Aya found himself, losing his patience as his sister's doctor seemed unable to get straight to the point. He glanced down at his watch. It had been fifteen minutes since he left Usagi alone. Perhaps leaving her alone hadn't been such a good idea.
"Fujimiya-san?"
"Hn?"
"As I was saying, we believe that your sister has a chance at a one hundred percent recovery, should she wake." Aya scowled at the words. They sound the same as the first time he was told 'if'. "And we are very hopeful that she will. If you look at her recent charts, her reflexives are gradually getting stronger. Slowly but surely she is beginning to breath on her own. While, she is not strong enough to breath on her own for more than a few minutes, these are good signs..."
'IIIIIIIYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" The doctor completely startled dropped his clipboard, Aya was already on his way out the door. He knew that scream. Tsukino Usagi had a set of lungs that were impossible to forget, just like the ringing his ears that followed. What could have happen in such a short time? He was at the waiting room in no time. Aya didn't spare a glance at the small figure standing in way or at the increasing crowd gathering.
A blur.
The moments that followed where a blur, that was the best way to describe it. One moment Aya was standing in the door way, the next he had the dark haired at his feet, holding his stomach in pain. Behind him, Usagi had slide to the floor, crying as she tried to comfort herself. She didn't even noticed as she scooped up into someone's arms and carried out. The fact that her reality and dreams had collided had shaken her so, that she was helpless to do anything else but bury her face into the sweater clad chest.
Midnight blue stared at the retreating forms, as he was hauled to his feet. Mamoru ignored his superiors, as he step into the hall as he containing watching the red haired man with his Usako. He knew what that man was...
"Endymion."
Mamoru barely acknowledged the princess that had held him captivated since the moment she appeared.
Serenity stood stiffly as she observed her 'beloved'. "I won't lose you to her."
He gave no indication that he heard her, Mamoru just continued to watch the fading forms. I won't lose her to a killer...
"Gomen ne, Aya."
Aya frowned as the words reached his ears after he had set the blonde down. Usagi seemed unwilling to relinquish her hold on him. He just stood outside of his sister's room, letting the blonde invade his personal space as her tears subsided. Unsure blue eyes peered up at him, as their owner nervously plucked at the invisible lint of his sweater.
"I broke my promise..." Usagi sniffed, "I got into trouble..."
Aya lost track of how many times he'd been called a heartless, cold-hearted bastard. But that small sad face was something that even he wasn't immune to. Gently he removed himself from her grasp, and avoided looking into her eyes. "It wasn't your fault."
Usagi blinked as the red head turned around at enter the room. Instantly the small blonde had her arms wrapped around his waist. Aya stood there for a moment, unsure of what to do. It was such a simple action of affectation, yet it startled him nonetheless. He had easily forgotten the warmth that followed such gestures, part of him enjoyed that warmth. That other part of him reminded Aya that he was unworthy...
Usagi said nothing as Aya pulled away, but a little part of her was hurt. Quietly she followed him into the room, briefly taking the time to read the temporary name plate on the wall. Fujimiya Aya. Her eyes immediately settled on the prone form on the bed. Blue violet hair was neatly braided, framing a serene face. Somehow Usagi knew her eyes would be a bluish violet. Slowly she walked to the bedside, a flash of gold. An earring, just like Aya-kun's. Aya pretended not to noticed, the curious look that flashed across her face. "Aya-kun, your sister's very pretty."
"Ran." Whether it showed or not, the red head was taken aback by his slip of the tongue.
"Huh?" Usagi waited for his answer. She wasn't surprised when he didn't answer. She wouldn't call him out on it. Instead Usagi stored that little tidbit in the back of her mind, as she turned to the sleeping girl, gently she grasped the lifeless pale hand and as though the girl was awake...Usagi shook her hand. "It's nice to meet you Fujimiya Aya-san! I hope that we'll get to be good friends an-"
In an instant, Aya was at her side. He had seen it, there was no denying it. The flutter of dark lashes had opened for the first time in a long time, only to close again. In that brief time the pale hand held enough strength to tighten around the blonde's smaller hand, before falling lifelessly back onto the bed. As both Aya and Usagi stared helplessly at the sleeping girl, unsure if what to do. Unsure of what to say, as one word echoed softly in the sterile room.
"...Hime..."
Usagi had been right.
She had blue-violet eyes.
